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Ancient Greek Architecture
Title: Ancient Greek Architecture
Category: Arts & Humanities
Details: Words: 1241 | Pages: 5.3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Ancient Greek Architecture
The Ancient Greeks constructed magnificent architecture. They had three main styles; Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. Doric was the least ornate and Corinthian was the most. The majority of their architecture was done in the Doric style. Six of the Greeks more important structures are the Parthenon, Erechtheion, Herodeion, Temple of Zeus, Treasury of Athenians, and the Temple of Hephaestus.
The Parthenon, a well-known and once impressive temple, sets on a hill called the Acropolis. The …showed first 75 words of 1241 total…
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The Parthenon, Erechtheion, Herodeion, Temple of Zeus, Treasury of Athenians, and the Temple of Hephaestus astounded the ancient civilization. The Greeks amazing architecture is still marveled at by the peoples of today. We also model many of our structures on their styles, like the Lincoln Memorial. The ancient Greeks’ architecture will live on with the modern preservation technologies and through replications of their unique styles.
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