Cyber Day.......... YUP AGAIN!

Today it is in fact a Cyber day, and Mr. Schick did in fact predict it (so did everyone else). So, this is our cyber assignment via Mr. Schick:


"As we discussed yesterday, your Cyber Day assignment is to discover the wonder and splendor of ancient Greek architecture.  Find three terrific examples of ancient Greek buildings, post pictures of them, and write a short paragraph about each one.  Feel free to mention details like when and where they were built, what style they were built in, what materials were used to build them, what architectural details were included, and why the Greeks built these particular structures."


The Greeks were big on their buildings and architecture work. It was very important that their buildings and creations were unique. So Greeks came up with three orders, each with their own set of uniqueness and detail. The three common ones were called: Doric, Ionic and Corinthian.


This first type of building above was called the Corinthian. It was used in Greece but mostly seen in Roman Temples.This was one of the very complex structures to build and the very last kind of structure the Greeks made, being developed in  4th century B.C.  The oldest known building built out of this was the temple of Apollo at Bassae (in the picture above.) Apparently, the Greeks did not put much effort or use in perusing this kind of structure.


 
This next type is called Ionic. This styles was in Eastern Greece and some of the islands! It's described as "more thin and elegant". The temple above, The Temple of Athena Nike, was built in the style of Ionic. It was built in 300 BC. The design was known as "dipteral" which refered to the two columns around the interior space of the building. This building was built to protect and keep the statue of Apollo.

 
This last type of order is called Doric. It was described as "sturdy and plain". Doric was used in mainland Greece and the colonies in southern Italy and Sicily. The temple above, Temple of Athena Parthenos , was built in the style of Doric after the Greek goddess of Wisdom. It was built in the 19th century BC. The structure of the building has weathered away but it's still known for the harmony that order brings.

 

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