Greek Architecture

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Greek Architecture
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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

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Triglyphs and Metopes

• These are a part of the frieze. The triglyph is
  between the decorative metopes. Often the metope
  tell a story.

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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.

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Examples of Doric
The Parthenon
The Temple of Hepheastus
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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.

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Example of Ionic
Temple of Nike
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Corinthian

• Of Greek origin, but seldom used in Greece.
• The creator of this style based it on a basket he
  saw at a childs grave
• The column is almost always fluted and often has
  elaborate flutes
• When used, Greeks often used this type inside the
  temples

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Examples of Corinthian
Maison Carrée