The Ancient Greeks made huge achievements in terms of their
architecture. Can you find three examples and describe their features? You
might like to sketch these.
Here is a good place to start: http://www.historyforkids.net/ancient-greek-architecture.html
Ancient Greek buildings
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The Parthenon is on top of Acropolis in Athens, it's one of the greatest tourist attractions in the world; Your visit to Athens wouldn't be complete without a visit to Parthenon.The construction started in 447BC and completed in 432BC and was made out of very fine marble.
Width east=30.875m
Width west=30.8835m
Length north=69.5151m
Length south=69.5115m
Number of stones used= 13400 stones
Architects=Iktions and Kallikrates
Columns
They're three types of columns.
Doric= The doric most simplest column out of the three. It was not decorated.
Ionic=Ionic is thinner than doric, they are decorated with a scroll.
Corinthian= The corinthian is just like the ionic however it's more decorated; With leaves
and floral patterns.
Architecture
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The Doric order is the oldest and most simple order. The columns have no base and the columns have a very simple capital. In other words Doric buildings were the least decorated. Archaeologists believe that Doric architectural buildings which were the in stone evolved from wooden buildings that were very similar.
Ionic:
The Ionic order is more decorative than the Doric. The columns are taller and thinner and the capitals at the top of the columns are decorated with scrolls and other patterns. The bases of the columns are also decorated.
Corinthian:
The Corinthian order is a lot like the Ionic order but the capitals are even more elaborately decorated usually with leaves and floral patterns
Doric order
ReplyDeleteDoric order was one of the 3 orders of architecture in Ancient Greece;the other two orders were Corinthian order and Ionic order. The order was named after the style of columns used in buildings.In Doric temples the columns have no base, but just sit right on the floor. At the top of the columns, there's a capital made of a sort of small pillow in stone, and then a square block under the architrave.
Ionic order
Ionic Order is one of the 3 main styles of Ancient Greek architecture. The Ionic capital is known for its use of volutes( a scroll like ornament). The Ionic columns normally stand on a base which seperates the shaft of the column from the stylobate ( a contuinuous base supporting a row of columns) or platform.
Corinthian order
The Corinthian order is the most decorated out of the three orders. It has thin columns that have channels running vertically up the sides. The most impotant difference with the other orders is the big capital ( the top part of the column), which is decorated with leaves and scrolls.
Architecture is the art of designing and creating buildings. Greek architecture is a very specific and influential type of design, which was based off of the post-and-lintel system. The post-and-lintel system is made up of columns, which are large upright posts, with a roof, or architrave, over the top. This type of architecture began with the Greeks, but has persisted throughout the ages to live on today.
ReplyDelete• Ionic: The Ionic order is more decorative than the Doric. The columns are taller and thinner, and the capitals at the top of the columns are decorated with scrolls and other patterns. The bases of the columns are also decorated.
• Corinthian: The Corinthian order is a lot like the Ionic order, but the capitals are even more elaborately decorated, usually with leaves and floral patterns
The Greeks were very religious and spent most of their time in building and praying in temples. In ancient Greece the most beautiful and largest buildings were these temples. The Greeks developed architectural systems. These were called Orders.
ReplyDeleteEach order had its very own style. The most eye-catching part was the top of the column which was called the CAPITAL. These styles were:
1. Doric - A thick column which is flat on the top or capital. This style can be seen in conquered areas in Southern Italy and in mainland Greece
2. Corinthian - This was a very detailed column as at the capital it often included leaves from a common flowering plant in the Mediterranean called acanthus and scrolls. The columns were usually thinner than the Doric style.This style or order was not really used in Greece but was more used in the Roman civilisation.
3. Ionic - The Ionic style was the most elegant, with thin lines running vertically and at the capital it had a scroll design.This style was seen in the Greek islands and Eastern Greece.
IONIC
ReplyDeleteThe Ionic order is more decorative than the Doric. The columns are taller and thinner, and the capitals at the top of the columns are decorated with scrolls and other patterns. The bases of the columns are also decorated. It is called Ionic because it developed in the Ionian islands in the 6 century B.C. Roman historian. he Ionic was used for smaller buildings and interiors. Ionic temples are a little fancier and more delicate than Doric temples.
CORINTHIAN
The Corinthian order is a lot like the Ionic order, but the capitals are even more decorated, usually with leaves and floral patterns. The third order is the Corinthian, which wasn't used much by the Greeks. It is named after the city of Corinth. The Corinthian style is fancier and heavier than the Ionic style. In Corinthian temples, the columns have a fancier base to stand on.
Architecture is the art of designing and creating buildings. Greek architecture is a very specific and influential type of design, which was based off of the post-and-lintel system. The post-and-lintel system is made up of columns, which are large upright posts, with a roof, or architrave, over the top. This type of architecture began with the Greeks, but has persisted throughout the ages to live on today.
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The Parthenon is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their patron. Construction began in 447 BC when the Athenian Empire was at the height of its power.
Type:Temple
Architectural:Classical
Location: Athens,Grecce
Current: Museum
Construction started: 447BC
Completed: 438BC
Destroyed: Partially on 26 September 1687
Owner:Greek government
Height:13.72 m (45.0 ft)
Size:69.5 by 30.9 m (228 by 101 ft)
The Parthenon is on top of Acropolisin Athens, it's one of the greatest tourist attractions in the world; Your visit to Athens wouldn't be complete without a visit to Parthenon.
It was the most famous temple in Greeks.
Temples are the most common type of public buildings in ancient Greece. Temples were used to store religious statues. Temples varied in sizes and some temples were very large, but others were very small, depending on the size of the statue and also how many people wanted to visit it.
ReplyDeleteThe Temple of Zeus was an ancient Greek temple in Olympia, Greece. It was dedicated to the god Zeus. The temple was built between 472 and 456 BC and was of the Doric order.
The Greeks had rules to build their buildings with precision. This included how wide and tall the columns should be. It also looked at how many columns a building needed. These rules became known as orders, and different types of orders developed, with different styles of architecture.
The Doric order is the oldest and simplest. Doric buildings were the least decorated.
The Ionic order is much more decorative than the Doric. The columns are taller and thinner. The capitals at the top of the columns and the bases are decorated with scrolls and other patterns.
The Corinthian order and the Ionic order are very similar. The capitals of the Corinthian order were designed to be shown off.
The Corinthian order
ReplyDeleteThe Corinthian order is similar to the Ionic order, but it is more decorated. It is normally decorated with leaves and floral patterns.
The Ionic order
The Ionic order is more decorative than the Doric. The columns are taller and thinner. The capitals at the top of the columns are decorated with scrolls and other patterns, the bases of the columns are decorated as well.
The Doric order
The Doric order is the oldest and most simple order. The columns have no base and the columns have a very simple capital. In other words, Doric buildings were the least decorated. Archaeologists believe that Doric buildings, which were built in stone, evolved from wooden buildings that were very similar.
Th Greeks were good inventors ;They wanted things to be beautiful.Up close the columns look tilted.There are 3 different types of columns they are:
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Doric
and Corinthian.
The Greeks also wanted things to be beautiful; The design are also used today.
the Doric is most plain,the ionic is famouse for its scrolls and the Corinthian is fancy.
Three types of architectural design the ancient greeks used are also known as orders. The Doric order is the oldest and most simple order. The columns have no base. Doric buildings were the least decorated. Doric buildings were built in stone and similar to the design of wooden buildings.
ReplyDeleteThe Ionic order is more decorative than the Doric. The columns were taller and thinner, and the top of the columns known as capitals were decorated with scrolls and other patterns. The bases of the columns were also decorated.
The Corinthian order is a lot like the Ionic order, but capitals were even more elaborately decorated, usually with leaves and floral patterns.
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