The Parthenon, the most important surviving building from ancient Greece, has survived the conversion into a Christian church, the Ottoman Turk invasion of Greece, and the Venetian bombardment of the Parthenon. Since Greece’s style of architecture was very exquisite, it is copied and used in many buildings today. The Doric columns, Ionic columns, and the Corinthian columns are the three main styles of columns in Ancient Greece. Doric columns were the most simple, thickest of the three, had no decoration at the base on the bottom, had a simple capital at the top, and were wider on the bottom than at the top. Ionic columns were thinner than the Doric columns, had a base at the bottom, and the capital at the top was decorated with scrolls on
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Columns supported the roof, but also gave buildings a feeling of order, strength, and balance. Capitals were designs at the top of the column. Friezes were decorative panels above the columns that contained relief sculptures and often told a story or recorded an important event in Greek history. Pediments were triangles located at each end of the building between the frieze and the roof. Cellae were the inner chamber in a temple and were also called the naos. The Propylaea were a processional gateway, like the one on the Acropolis, Athens. Besides the Parthenon and other temples dedicated to different deities, the Greeks built numerous other types of public buildings and structures such as theaters, gymnasiums, courthouses, council buildings, sports stadiums, stoas, and tholos. Greek theaters could hold over 10,000 people, were built into the side of a hill,and were designed with acoustics that allowed even the back rows to hear the actors. Stoas were covered walkways where merchants would sell goods and people held public meetings. Tholos were circular temples used as burial
Columns supported the roof, but also gave buildings a feeling of order, strength, and balance. Capitals were designs at the top of the column. Friezes were decorative panels above the columns that contained relief sculptures and often told a story or recorded an important event in Greek history. Pediments were triangles located at each end of the building between the frieze and the roof. Cellae were the inner chamber in a temple and were also called the naos. The Propylaea were a processional gateway, like the one on the Acropolis, Athens. Besides the Parthenon and other temples dedicated to different deities, the Greeks built numerous other types of public buildings and structures such as theaters, gymnasiums, courthouses, council buildings, sports stadiums, stoas, and tholos. Greek theaters could hold over 10,000 people, were built into the side of a hill,and were designed with acoustics that allowed even the back rows to hear the actors. Stoas were covered walkways where merchants would sell goods and people held public meetings. Tholos were circular temples used as burial