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      • There are three systems of architecture, known as orders, the Doric, the Ionic and the Corinthian, the later being a variation of the Ionic, differing only in the form of the capital.
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  1. In Athens, the Ionic order influences some elements of the Parthenon (447–432 B.C.E.), notably the Ionic frieze that encircles the cella of the temple. Ionic columns are also employed in the interior of the monumental gateway to the Acropolis known as the Propylaia (c. 437–432 B.C.E.).

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  3. Learn more about ancient Greek architecture in three chapters in Reframing Art History: “Pottery, the body, and the gods in ancient Greece, c. 800–490 B.C.E., ” “War, democracy, and art in ancient Greece, c. 490–350 B.C.E.,” and “Empire and Art in the Hellenistic world (c. 350–31 B.C.E.).”

  4. Jun 10, 2024 · In Athens, the Ionic order influences some elements of the Parthenon, notably the frieze that encircles the cella of the temple, the Propylaia, and the exterior order in the construction of the Erechtheion.

  5. There are three systems of architecture, known as orders, the Doric, the Ionic and the Corinthian, the later being a variation of the Ionic, differing only in the form of the capital. The Doric order originated on the mainland and on western Greece.

  6. The Doric order emerged on the Greek mainland during the course of the late seventh century B.C.E. and remained the predominant order for Greek temple construction through the early fifth century B.C.E., although notable buildings of the Classical period—especially the canonical Parthenon in Athens—still employ it.

  7. The Corinthian order (Greek: Κορινθιακὸς ῥυθμός, Korinthiakós rythmós; Latin: Ordo Corinthius) is the last developed and most ornate of the three principal classical orders of Ancient Greek architecture and Roman architecture.

  8. The Acropolis of Athens (Ancient Greek: ἡ Ἀκρόπολις τῶν Ἀθηνῶν, romanized: hē Akropolis tōn Athēnōn; Modern Greek: Ακρόπολη Αθηνών, romanized: Akrópoli Athinón) is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens, Greece, and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of ...

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