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Ancient Greek architecture of the most formal type, for temples and other public buildings, is divided stylistically into three Classical orders, first described by the Roman architectural writer Vitruvius. These are: the Doric order, the Ionic order, and the Corinthian order, the names reflecting their regional origins within the Greek world.
The Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens, (174 BC–132 AD), with the Parthenon (447–432 BC) in the background. This list of ancient Greek temples covers temples built by the Hellenic people from the 6th century BC until the 2nd century AD on mainland Greece and in Hellenic towns in the Aegean Islands, Asia Minor, Sicily and Italy ("Magna Graecia"), wherever there were Greek colonies, and the ...
Ancient Greek architecture – architecture produced by the Greek-speaking people (Hellenic people) whose culture flourished on the Greek mainland and Peloponnesus, the Aegean Islands, and in colonies in Asia Minor and Italy for a period from about 900 BC until the 1st century AD, with the earliest remaining architectural works dating from around 600 BC.
Pages in category "Lists of ancient Greek buildings and structures" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Ancient Greek buildings and structures" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Ancient Greek architecture" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The supporting stone layer beneath features a number of blocks which are still in the order of 350 t. [75] The various giant stones of Roman Baalbek rank high among the largest man-made monoliths in history. The largest monolithic columns were used by Roman builders who preferred them over the stacked drums typical of classical Greek ...
This an alphabetical list of ancient Greeks. These include ancient people of Greek culture who were also born and have Greek origins and ethnic Greeks from Greece and the Mediterranean world. These include ancient people of Greek culture who were also born and have Greek origins and ethnic Greeks from Greece and the Mediterranean world.