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1 DESIGNING A GREEK TEMPLE: SCALE, PROPORTIONS, & RATIOS
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2 GREEK TEMPLES Greek Temples were not just a place of worship but also a place to house deity statues and offerings. Rituals and sacrifices often took place outside of the temple so the interior spaces within the temple did not serve as meeting places as with most places of worship today. The Parthenon is by far one of the most influential buildings in Architecture and probably the most iconic of all Greek Temples. We can still see the impact of Ancient Greek Architecture on buildings today. The Parthenon Athens, Greece

3 GREEK TEMPLE ELEMENTS Peristasis – a single row (sometimes double) of columns that helped provide shelter to visitors of the temple as well as space for cult processions Pronaos – a porch created by the protruding side walls and two columns placed between them Cella/Naos – usually contained a statue of the deity Adyton – in Archaic temples, a behind the cella/naos that contained a statue of the deity Opisthodomos – a room behind the cella /naos that functioned to make the temple look consistent from the front and rear

4 ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS PEDIMENT
Other parts other of the Greek Temple to be considered include the following: Pediment: triangular portion above entablature that often had massive reliefs depicting scenes from Greek mythology. Often pitched/sloped 22.5 degrees. Stylobate: Uppermost level of crepidoma where the columns and walls were placed. Crepidoma: Three steps below the columns helping to form the foundation of the temple. PEDIMENT 22.5°

5 COLUMN NUMBER TERMS n:2n+1
The number columns seen in the front of the temple were designated according to the following: Distyle: 2 columns Tetrastyle: 4 columns Hexastyle: 6 columns Octastyle: 8 columns Decastyle: 10 columns The relationship between the front columns and side columns was the following: n:2n+1 Temple of Hephaistos Athens, Greece

6 GREEK COLUMNS-SPACING
1.5D The space between columns was based on the diameter of the column Pyknostyle: 1.5 x Column Diameter 2.25D 2D Eustyle: 2.25 x Column Diameter Systyle: 2 x Column Diameter 3.5D 3D Aerostyle: 3.5 x Column Diameter Diastyle: 3 x Column Diameter

7 COLUMN PARTS Column Pedestal Mostly seen with freestanding columns
Cornice – decorative member projecting below pediment or column Entablature Structure including moldings/bands Frieze – unmolded strip, may/may not be decorated Architrave - beam/lintel resting on columns Capital – topmost part of column (decorative) Shaft – often straight for a certain height and tapering (changing diameter) towards the top of the column Column Base – bottom of the column Pedestal Mostly seen with freestanding columns Cornice - decorative member projecting below column or pediment Dado – middle portion of pedestal Plinth – decorative base for pedestal

8 COLUMN TYPES Entablature Height: 1.75 x Column Diameter Column Height:
There are 5 Classical Orders associated with columns. Some of the orders (Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian) were created by Vitruvius. Entablature Height: 1.75 x Column Diameter Column Height: 7 x Column Diameter Tuscan Column: Simple version of a Doric Column Often seen in military buildings, warehouses, castles, prisons St. Paul’s, Covent Garden England

9 COLUMN TYPES Entablature Height: 2 x Column Diameter Column Height:
There are 5 Classical Orders associated with columns. Some of the orders (Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian) were created by Vitruvius. Entablature Height: 2 x Column Diameter Column Height: 8 x Column Diameter Doric Column: Masculine Column Often symbolizes strength, used on the lowest level of a building Federal Hall New York

10 COLUMN TYPES Entablature Height: 2.25 x Column Diameter Column Height:
There are 5 Classical Orders associated with columns. Some of the orders (Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian) were created by Vitruvius. Entablature Height: 2.25 x Column Diameter Column Height: 9 x Column Diameter Ionic Column: Feminine Column Thin, Graceful, always seen with a base United States Treasury Building Washington, D.C.

11 COLUMN TYPES Entablature Height: 2.5 x Diameter Column Height:
There are 5 Classical Orders associated with columns. Some of the orders (Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian) were created by Vitruvius. Entablature Height: 2.5 x Diameter Column Height: 10 x Column Diameter Corinthian Column: Most ornate Column, modified Ionic Often fluted with leaves or scrolls United States Capitol Building Washington, D.C.

12 COLUMN TYPES Entablature Height: 2.5 x Column Diameter Column Height:
There are 5 Classical Orders associated with columns. Some of the orders (Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian) were created by Vitruvius. Entablature Height: 2.5 x Column Diameter Column Height: 10 x Column Diameter Composite Column: Combination of Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian Columns Utilized scrolls and leaves in the capital San Carlo alle Quatro Fontane Rome, Italy

13 DRILL Label the designated spaces and explain the purpose of each one. B A C

14 Tuscan Column Doric Column Ionic Column

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