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Sculptural elements have been particularly prized, and the Elgin Marbles, otherwise known as the Parthenon Marbles, are a particularly famous example. These marbles, which include a number of panels carved in bas-relief, a sculptural style in which the elements are carved into a flat surface that bonds the pieces to a solid background, are now – somewhat controversially – housed in the British Museum in London.\n\n**Most remaining Ancient Greek structures were buildings of significance, including temples, theaters, and public squares or ‘agoras.’** This is because only the most important buildings were made of **stone**. 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Post-and-lintel is one of the oldest forms of construction and can be found in structures from Britain’s Stonehenge to ancient Egyptian temples. 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Although there are a number of differences between the orders, the 3 are popularly distinguished by their different styles of capitals – the topmost part of a column.\n\n ![Graph](image://17ca2d8c-c444-405d-89c5-a142a00adc40 \"An illustration of a Doric column capital\")\n\n**Doric is the oldest of the 3 Classical Greek orders**, and its capital is easily recognized by its simplicity. Doric capitals are the least adorned of the 3 styles and have 2 parts: a funnel-like circular form under a square cushion. Doric columns are often fluted with ridges and do not have any additional adornment on the base. \n\nThe Doric style also differentiates itself in its friezes. In architecture, **a frieze is a broad horizontal band that runs along the exterior of a building**. While Ionic and Corinthian friezes display continuous bands, Doric friezes are divided into separate rectangles called ‘metopes’ by repeating groove designs known as ‘triglyphs.’ The triglyphs break up the frieze into individual metopes that display independent sculptural images or scenes.  ","a6db7d9e-53e6-469e-95a0-3882b01805e3",[140,148,155],{"id":141,"data":142,"type":38,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"0c8d0544-9aa5-4f41-afa3-619f02ae7260",{"type":38,"reviewType":19,"spacingBehaviour":30,"multiChoiceQuestion":143,"multiChoiceCorrect":145,"multiChoiceIncorrect":146},[144],"What is the oldest of the 3 Classical Greek orders?",[53],[54,55,147],"Covalent",{"id":149,"data":150,"type":38,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"287e35d3-2aa5-4ee7-b508-3aace19182a5",{"type":38,"reviewType":30,"spacingBehaviour":30,"activeRecallQuestion":151,"activeRecallAnswers":153},[152],"What distinguishes between the three Ancient Greek architectural orders?",[154],"The capitals, which are the topmost parts of a column",{"id":156,"data":157,"type":38,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"fbade6ca-d3f0-484a-b865-b396c6212daa",{"type":38,"reviewType":75,"spacingBehaviour":30,"clozeQuestion":158,"clozeWords":160},[159],"The Doric order contains friezes that are broken up into metopes by triglyphs and have the least adorned capitals",[161,162,163],"metopes","triglyphs","capitals",{"id":165,"data":166,"type":30,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":30,"reviews":170},"b3e42ed0-3d59-465d-bb3d-9fbd394ef148",{"type":30,"title":167,"markdownContent":168,"audioMediaId":169},"The Ionic Order","The ancient Greek **Ionic order is best known for its scroll-like column capitals**. Structurally, these capitals are very similar to the Doric. Both have a tapered, round portion topped by a square cushion; however, unlike the Doric order, each element of an Ionic capital is decorated. The lower section of the capital often has a repeating design, and the square top displays one of the Ionic order’s most defining features: a horizontal band that scrolls under to either side. **These spirals, also called ‘volutes,’ are designed to evoke a nautilus shell or ram’s horn**.\n\n ![Graph](image://34f0ea0d-45e8-4e0e-9780-8547b84e552b \"An illustration of an Ionic column capital\")\n\nIonic columns have bases, often made of 2 convex moldings.  Another unique element of Ionic style is ‘caryatids’, sculptures of draped female figures that were sometimes used instead of columns for a portion of a structure. According to Vitruvius, these figures represented the women of Caryae, who were doomed to hard labor by the Persians when they sided with Greece during a time of political upheaval. **The most famous caryatids can be seen at the Erechtheion, or Temple of Athena, on the Acropolis.**","97ab628e-42fa-49f2-bdeb-bb9fa66a3773",[171,178],{"id":172,"data":173,"type":38,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"c8e55619-4c18-4956-8c54-9c40fa13ccea",{"type":38,"reviewType":30,"spacingBehaviour":30,"activeRecallQuestion":174,"activeRecallAnswers":176},[175],"What are the sculptures of draped female figures used in Ionic order architecture called?",[177],"Caryatids",{"id":179,"data":180,"type":38,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"ed47c8c7-3b8f-4b7d-b7d9-6952e459d43b",{"type":38,"reviewType":19,"spacingBehaviour":30,"multiChoiceQuestion":181,"multiChoiceCorrect":183,"multiChoiceIncorrect":184},[182],"Which order has scroll like column capitals and spiralled volutes?",[54],[147,55,53],{"id":186,"data":187,"type":30,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":30,"reviews":191},"9a9bcfc1-26fa-4bde-bbbb-29a24951d7f6",{"type":30,"title":188,"markdownContent":189,"audioMediaId":190},"The Corinthian Order","**The Corinthian order of Classical Greek architecture is the only one of the 3 orders that does not have its origins in wooden architecture**. While both Ionic and Doric stone structures have stylistic holdovers from wood construction, Corinthian does not have the same constraints. It is also the youngest of the 3 orders, growing out of the Ionic order around 500 BCE. \n\n ![Graph](image://7e917bde-0097-43fa-8ee5-352724d688d4 \"An illustration of a Corinthian column capital\")\n\nCorinthian capitals are distinct from Ionic and Doric styles in both form and decoration. The capitals are taller (taking up 1/10 of the column’s height), and do not have the 2-part structure of the other orders. Instead, Corinthian capitals are designed after a ‘krater,’ a type of bell-shaped mixing bowl, and are decorated with leaves and tendrils. 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The oldest remaining example of Classical Greek architecture is from roughly 700 BCE and is the South Stoa, a part of the Sanctuary of Hera on the island of Samos.",{"type":257,"tag":258,"props":286,"children":287},{},[288,290,295,297,302],{"type":276,"value":289},"Today, ",{"type":257,"tag":272,"props":291,"children":292},{},[293],{"type":276,"value":294},"Ancient Greek architecture is known best for its temples and public buildings",{"type":276,"value":296},", often built on high ground with careful considerations as to light, elegance, and the surrounding landscape. There are 3 distinct orders of Greek architecture: the ",{"type":257,"tag":272,"props":298,"children":299},{},[300],{"type":276,"value":301},"Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian",{"type":276,"value":303},".",{"type":257,"tag":258,"props":305,"children":306},{},[307],{"type":257,"tag":262,"props":308,"children":311},{"alt":264,"src":309,"title":310},"image://7321d82c-227e-4e69-8fa4-354eee47b45e","A picture of The Sactuary of Hera on the island of Samos",[],{"title":252,"searchDepth":20,"depth":20,"links":313},[],{"id":57,"data":58,"type":30,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":20,"reviews":62,"parsed":315},{"data":316,"body":318,"toc":361},{"title":252,"description":317},"Today, most examples of Ancient Greek architecture are ruins: while some buildings are partially intact, others are now little more than errant stones and toppled columns.",{"type":254,"children":319},[320,324,329,353],{"type":257,"tag":258,"props":321,"children":322},{},[323],{"type":276,"value":317},{"type":257,"tag":258,"props":325,"children":326},{},[327],{"type":276,"value":328},"Pieces of Ancient Greek edifices have also been removed from their original locations and are displayed in museums around the world. 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Post-and-lintel is one of the oldest forms of construction and can be found in structures from Britain’s Stonehenge to ancient Egyptian temples. The post-and-lintel system is also used in all types of construction from simple wooden homes to awe-inspiring marble temples.",{"type":254,"children":368},[369,388,396],{"type":257,"tag":258,"props":370,"children":371},{},[372,374,379,381,386],{"type":276,"value":373},"A key feature of Classical Greek architecture is the ",{"type":257,"tag":272,"props":375,"children":376},{},[377],{"type":276,"value":378},"post-and-lintel form",{"type":276,"value":380},", sometimes also called a ‘trabeated’ form, which is composed of ",{"type":257,"tag":272,"props":382,"children":383},{},[384],{"type":276,"value":385},"upright beams with a supporting horizontal beam across the top",{"type":276,"value":387},". Post-and-lintel is one of the oldest forms of construction and can be found in structures from Britain’s Stonehenge to ancient Egyptian temples. 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