The Agora was a central spot in ancient Greek cities and towns where people used to gather and walk through the Agora. It was usually made out of stone and used the Doric order as the column type. The literal of the word Agora means Gathering place.
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Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Greek Public Square (Agora)
The Agora was a central spot in ancient Greek cities and towns where people used to gather and walk through the Agora. It was usually made out of stone and used the Doric order as the column type. The literal of the word Agora means Gathering place.
Thursday, 31 May 2012
Stadium
The Greek civilization has made a lot of very important inventions and designs that changed the course of Architecture. One of them is the stadium a oval shaped construction that held sport events in it. The oldest known stadium is a stadium in Olympia, Greece where the Olympic games of antiquity were held from 776BC. The Olympic games was a celebration in favour of the gods, where the best athletes from all over the country gathered and showed their skills to win the competition for their cities.
Monday, 28 May 2012
Greek Temples
Most ancient Greek temples were 2 times as long as they were wide. The Greek architects first developed the idea of columns holding up the ceiling and was specially planed. There were different kinds of temples there were small temples like this:
Naos is where the people used to come in and pray to their gods. There were lots of different temples that were made in favour of their main god that they worshipped.
Sunday, 27 May 2012
Stoa
Stoa is a covered walk through or porticoes that was first constructed and used in Greece and later used in the Roman empire. It was usually for public usage. Early Stoas were open at the entrance with columns, usually of the Doric Order, however was sometimes built using the Ionic Order, lining of the building. It was one of the most popular constructions built in the Greek period.
Saturday, 26 May 2012
Architecture of Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek Architecture is best known for it's temples most of which are found throughout their region. They also were first to build a open air theatre and was first constructed as early as 350BC. There are some theatres that survived. Usually the ancient Greek period is associated with temples and other famous constructions that were made in that architectural period. However the main invention that was made during that period are the Capitals/Columns that held up the ceilings in temples and other buildings. This was a revolutionary discovery and was yet to show its real influence and excellence on the architectural history.
Saturday, 12 May 2012
Mesopotamian Architecture
Mesopotamia is an ancient period of architecture which was founded in the 6th century BC around the area of Turkey. Mesopotamia developed the early stages of urban planning, courtyard and ziggurats. It also made mud-brick construction popular, which in later stages was used to build the Great Pyramids of Giza and stadiums such as The Olympic Stadium in Athens. Furthermore they also started using it more to build temples and walls. The Mesopotamian period saw a variety of great walls and beautiful gates that helped develop new structures and ideas in later periods of Architecture.
