Greek Architecture
...e the Parthenon in Athens. Ionic columns were much thinner but more decorated than the Doric with a capital that had scroll-like design. These columns were found in Eastern Greece and on the islands. Some of the best examples of this style are in the Erechtheum and the temple of Apollo. The last type was the Corinthian but that wasn’t used until very late in Greece. The capital was the most elegant and one of the best examples of this was the temple of Zeus in Athens. This style was used mostly in Rome though after the Greek empire ended. Although there were many types of buildings in Greek architecture, the kind that first comes to mind are the temples. Greek temples were the places where the different styles of columns were mostly used. A Greek temple was basically just a one-room structure that contained a statue of the god it was dedicated to. Temples were usually rectangular with a slightly sloped roof. There were doors leading into the temples but no windows anywhere. There was also usually a small treasure room located in the back of the temple for sacrifices and gifts to the god. Most temples were made from some type of marble. The temples were not a place for worship or congregation, as most people believe. There were other smaller, less elegant buildings where these things took place. Not every building in Greece though was based upon columns and the different styles though. A typical house in Greece, for example, would be made of baked mud bricks with one or two rooms and a porch facing the sun. Richer people though could afford much bigger houses with up to 6 or 8 rooms and multiple floors including bedrooms, a bathroom, and living and dining rooms. They would also have a courtyard in the center of their house with an altar to worship a god from. Another important ...