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A stoa (/ ˈ s t oʊ ə /; plural, stoas, [1] stoai, [1] or stoae / ˈ s t oʊ. iː / [2]), in ancient Greek architecture, is a covered walkway or portico, commonly for public use. [3] Early stoas were open at the entrance with columns, usually of the Doric order , lining the side of the building; they created a safe, enveloping, protective ...
The western side of the octastyle Parthenon in Athens Octastyle buildings had eight columns; they were considerably rarer than the hexastyle ones in the classical Greek architectural canon . The best-known octastyle buildings surviving from antiquity are the Parthenon in Athens , built during the Age of Pericles (450–430 BCE), and the ...
The stoa was located at the northwest corner of the Agora, on the left (north) side of the Panathenaic Way as one entered the Agora. To the west was a narrow north–south street. [20] On the other side of that street was an altar and (in the Roman period) a temple, probably dedicated to Aphrodite Urania.
Attic. In classical architecture, the term attic refers to a storey (or low wall) above the cornice of a classical façade.The decoration of the topmost part of a building was particularly important in ancient Greek architecture and this came to be seen as typifying the Attica style, [citation needed] the earliest example known being that of the monument of Thrasyllus in Athens.
A symmetrical two-sided roof with two slopes on each side. Gargoyle A carved stone grotesque with a spout designed to convey water from a roof. Garret A habitable attic at the top of a larger building, generally with sloping walls, and with skylights or dormer windows. Gauged brickwork (also rubbed brickwork)
Ancient Greek buildings and structures (8 C, 39 P) F. Ancient Greek fortifications (1 C, 5 P) G. Greek Revival architecture (8 C, 8 P) Gymnasiums (ancient Greece) (5 ...
Bronze Roman medal (45 mm, 45.6 g) showing Caracalla's portrait and the emperor being greeted by city's citizens in the Agora during his visit to Laodicea ad Lycum (216/217 AD), in front of a two-columned temple with soldiers lined up on both sides. Early in Greek history (10th–4th centuries BC), free-born citizens would gather in the agora ...
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