Arch 150: Appreciation of Architecture I

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Greece 2: Classical Greek and Hellenistic Architecture 3000 2000 1000 500 0 500 1000

Temples at Paestum, Italy Acropolis, Athens

Delphi

Olympia Athens

Agora, Athens Stoa of Attalos, Athens

Theater of Dionysos, Athens Peripteral temple

Peristyle (9 x 18)

Cella

Temple in antis Prostyle temple Amphiprostyle temples Megaron, Tyrins Peristyle Porch Opisthodome Cella (8 x 17) Porch

Parthenon, Athens Cornice

Triglyph Pediment Metope

Frieze Abacus Entablature Echinus Architrave

Capital Flute Arris

Column Stylobate Shaft

Stereobate Doric Order Paestum, Italy (6th century bce) 1st Temple of Hera (also called The Basilica)

2nd Temple of Hera (Temple of Poseidon or Neptune)

Paestum, Italy Temple of Athena (also called Temple of Ceres) 9 x 18 (enneastyle)

Temple of Hera 1 (The Basilica), Paestum (ca. 550 bce) 6 x 13 (hexastyle)

Temple of Athena (Ceres), Paestum (ca. 500 bce) 6 x 14 hexastyle

Temple of Hera 2 (also Poseidon, Neptune), Paestum (ca. 450 bce) AcropolisAcropolis

AgoraAgora

Athens The Panathenaic Way, Athens The Propylaea (437 bce) Temple of Athena Nike (ca. 425 bce) tetrastyle amphiprostyle

Temple of Athena Nike (ca. 425 bce, by Kallikrates) Temple of Athena Nike (ca. 425 bce) Temple of Athena Nike (ca. 425 bce) The Propylaea (437 bce, by Mnesikles) The Propylaea (437 bce) The Propylaea (437 bce) The Propylaea (437 bce) The Parthenon (Temple of Athena Polias) (432 bce) The Parthenon (Temple of Athena Polias) (432 bce) The Parthenon (Temple of Athena Polias) (432 bce, by Iktinos and Kallikrates) 8 x 17 (octastyle) 101 ft. x 228 ft.

The Parthenon (Temple of Athena Polias) (432 bce) The Parthenon (Temple of Athena Polias) (432 bce) The Parthenon (Temple of Athena Polias) (432 bce, sculptor: Phidias) The Parthenon (Temple of Athena Polias) (432 bce) The Parthenon (Temple of Athena Polias) (432 bce) The Parthenon (Temple of Athena Polias) (432 bce) The Erectheion (407 bce) Poseidon’s spring Athena’s olive tree Kekrops’s tomb (first king of Athens)

The Erectheion (407 bce) The Erectheion (407 bce) The Erectheion (407 bce) The Erectheion, Caryatid porch (407 bce) The Erectheion (407 bce) Cornice Pediment Dentil

Frieze Entablature Entablature Architrave Volute Capital

Flute Column Fillet Shaft

Base

Steps

Ionic from Asia Minor Ionic from near Athens Agora, Athens (in the 5th century bce) Stoa Stoa of Attalos

Agora, Athens (in the 2nd century bce) Stoa of Attalos (ca. 150 bce) Stoa of Attalos (ca. 150 bce) Stoa of Attalos (ca. 150 bce) Stoa of Attalos (ca. 150 bce) Pnyx (Ecclesia) Bouleuterion (boule) Prytanium or Tholos (prytany) Theater of Dionysos, Athens (6th c. bce) Skene Proskenion Orchestra

Theater of Dionysos, Athens (3rd c. bce) Theater of Dionysos, Athens (3rd c. bce)