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= = = = = = =[|ancient greek architecture]= This video will help you get a better understanding on how Greek architecture was used and seen in Ancient Greece.



The three basic forms of Greek columns that were used in most buildings.
The Greeks had three different types of columns the Doric, ionic, and Corinthian. Doric columns were used in the Doric order and are the most basic form of Greek columns.("Greek Architecture") Ionic columns were used in the Ionic order and are famous for their scrolls.("Greek Architecture") This column out of the three was the most thin.(Temple44)The Doric style is rather sturdy and its top (the capital), is plain.(Temple44) Corinthian columns were used in the Corinthian order and are the fanciest type of columns. (Temple 43) It was also the latest, not arriving at full development until the middle of the 4th centuary. B.C ("Greek Architecture"). Theses three designs were seen all over Greece back then.(Temple 45) Today these columns designed are used all over the world They can be seem almost anywhere.("Greek Architecture")Each order of columns got fancier as the three basic forms went up.(Temple 45) Columns had been used for thousands of years in the ancient world but, primarily inside buildings.To support the ceilings of large halls. The columns have been modified from their original ways to a little more safer and sturdier.They don't seem like the ones used back then, but they work the same way.(Temple 43)

Parthenon replica in Nashville Tennessee. The real Parthenon in Greece.

The Parthenon continues to attract millions of tourists every year. (Temple 41)
The other main buildings on the Acropolis are the Propylaion, the temple of Athena Nike (victory), and the Erechtheion, a temple to several gods.("The Panthenon" 619) There was originally a temple on the Acropolis but it was destroyed in the Persian invasion. The Parthenon Continues to attract millions of tourists every year. (Macdonald 21) The Parthenon is a large temple but it still isn't even the largest temple in Greece.(Temple41) The temple was built for Athena and inside it held a thirty foot statue of her. It was built on the Acropolis the highest hill in Greece. Building on the Parthenon started in 448 B.C. and finished in 432 B.C.(Macdonald 34) The Parthenon was built built by Pericles, with a little help from his friend.("The Parthenon" 608) He got his friend Pheidias who was one of the best sculptors at the time. ("Greek Architecture")He had carved many of the the greatest sculptures back then, and was very well know.("Greek Architecture") Most religious buildings today are intended to worship, where groups of people would get together on a regular basis, to celebrate their god, reaffirm their faith and receive spiritual comfort. ("The Parthenon"616) Ancient Greek temples were rarely used this way.(Temple 44) They were meant to serve as homes for the individual god or goddess who protected and sustained the community.("The Parthenon"615) It was the needs of the gods that were most important in ancient Greece. ("The Parthenon"616)They controlled the forces of nature, for example: the sun and rain, which nourished their crops, and the winds that helped them sail.. even though the gods were extremely kind, the gods could change moods in a flash and were likely to turn against the community.("The Parthenon"608) So it was in everyone's interest to make sure that they should feel relaxed and at home.("The Parthenon"616) The temple building normally stood inside a sacred enclosure known as the temenos.("Greek Temple")It generally included a natural feature such as a spring, a grove of trees or a cave which was the actual focus of public worship. ("Greek Temple")It was the only part of the complex opened to the general public. (Temple42) Ordinarily, only priests were admitted in this area and to perform the necessary rituals on behalf of the community.("Greek Temple") Many small groups and individuals were encouraged to contribute to the upkeep of the temple.("Greek Temple")Public participation was limited to taking part in religious festivals and rituals.("Greek temple") But in rare occasions was when they could participate.(Temple 45)

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