Ancient Greek Architecture
In the world, the most important things for humans are food, water, air, gravity, fire and
shelter. Before the years were counted, people use to build houses simply for shelter. As the
time passed, people started to build their houses and temples with simple designs. As time
went on, people stated to develop their designs more. That’s how architecture started.
Architecture isn’t the building; it is designing the building using art and science. Ancient Greek
Architecture has the most
complicated details, and noble
designs. Even modern day
buildings are influenced by
ancient Greek Architecture.
Ancient Greek Architecture has 5 types of the architecture styles. These are Doric, Ionic,
Corinthian, Tuscan, and Composite styles. The Doric style is one of the architecture styles that
have thick columns with no platform and circular cone shaped column. Corinthian style has very
complicated details with the top of column carved as acanthus (bear’s – breech). Acanthus is a
plant with a leaf that looks like a feather. Ionic style has a separated shaft with the platform.
Also the top of the column carved as ‘egg and dart’. Egg and dart is one of the carving styles
that looks egg and dart shaped. Tuscan style has very simple design of the column. This type of
style has none of the lines on the column with simple platform. The last style in ancient Greek is
Composite style. That style has been mixed with Ionic with Corinthian styles. So that style of
architecture carved as acanthus and egg and dart. The most popular architecture style of
ancient Greek in modern day is the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian styles. Each of the styles has its
own beauty.
Greek Architecture influenced most
of the modern world and people are using it
now. The ancient Greek Architecture
influenced modern day architecture by the
styles of ancient Greek Architecture its
meaningful design style. In U.S, there are a
lot of government buildings with ancient Greek Architecture. The reason why U.S government
buildings are using the ancient Greek Architecture is to represent that the U.S government type
is democracy and the ancient Greek Architecture represents first democracy. The secondary
reason is to represent how important the buildings are. Many countries in the western world
use the Greek Architecture style on their buildings. The last reason why the US government
uses the style is to represent that the U.S’s grandeur is similar to the grandeur of Ancient
Greek. The biggest example of using ancient Greek Architecture is the ‘White House’.
The most popular architecture style in modern day is ancient Greek Architecture. Even
though it has been changed, people around the world still prepare the styles ancient Greek
Architecture. The biggest reason is grandeur of the architecture styles and that it represents the
first democracy. People are still using ancient Greek Architecture on their houses, temples, and
apartments. Even the government buildings have been designed in ancient Greek Architecture.
Ancient Greek Architecture is old, but still people use ancient Greek Architecture in many ways.
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