Blog Day Thirty-Nine: Classical Greek Architecture

Today our assignment is to find two pictures of classic Greek Architecture and write a few sentences about them.

This is an image of the Temple of Hera. It was dedicated to in the 5th century BCE. You can tell it was built well because most of the temple is still standing. The temple was planned out well because most of the supports are still standing, which shows that the builders built the temple to last a long time.

This is an image of a Corinthian capital. Just by looking at the stone, you can tell it took a lot of time to make. All the detail in the stone, makes it pleasing to the eye. This type of stone would be put at the top of a column for better support of the roof.

Sources

Cartwright, Mark. "Corinthian Capital." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 26 Apr 2012. Web. 02 Apr 2020. 

Cartwright, Mark. "Temple of Hera, Selinus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 29 Apr 2014. Web. 01 Apr 2020.