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Greek Architecture
Parts• Pediment – tops the
columns, usually triangular and decorative
• Frieze – decorative border under pediment
• Architrave – the base of the roof that rests on the columns
• Capital – the top of the column
• Column – the pole that supports the roof
• Base – the bottom of the column
Triglyphs and Metopes• These are a part of the frieze. The
triglyph is between the decorative metopes. Often the metope tell a story.
Doric
• Earliest type of architecture (7th – 5th Century BC)
• Simple round design connecting a square top to the column. Columns usually had 20 parallel flutes.
• Design focus is harmony.
Examples of Doric
The Temple of Hepheastus
The Parthenon
Ionic
• The column is more slender than Doric.
• Usually the columns are as tall as 8 – 9 times the diameter of the column.
• Ionic columns are usually fluted.
Corinthian
• Of Greek origin, but seldom used in Greece.
• The creator of this style based it on a basket he saw at a child’s grave
• The column is almost always fluted and often has elaborate flutes
• When used, Greeks often used this type inside the temples
Examples of Corinthian
Maison Carrée