Classical Greek architecture

Classical Greek Architecture - 4th and 5th centuries B.C.
Classical Greek Architecture Buildings From Athens, Delphi, Olympia, etc.

In classical Greek architecture, a stylobate is the top step of the crepidoma, the stepped platform on which colonnades of temple columns are placed (it is the "floor" of the temple).

During the Classical Greek architecture period, it was made up of three different orders that are most commonly seen in their temples. These three orders were the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. The orders are also known for their columns style.

The second of the three orders of classical Greek architecture. Ionic columns are taller and more slender than those of the Doric order. Ionic columns have fluted shafts and rest on a moulded base.

entablature - a feature that is part of an Order of classical Greek architecture.

The Romans mimicked the forms of classical Greek architecture mainly due to the beautiful styles and shaft entasis.

The wide cornice band represents the entablature of classical greek architecture consisting of the frieze and the architrave. Greek or roman columns are usually present to support the porch.

Ionic - of or pertaining to the Ionic order of classical Greek architecture
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Ionic - of or relating to Ionia or its inhabitants or its language ...

large ornamental bulbous containers often containing floral arrangements that became a decorative end piece on roofs and newel posts in classical Greek architecture.
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See also: Classical, Architecture, Greek, Temple, Doric