Classical Greek architecture

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ancient Greek architecture architectural style

Classical Greek architecture is the ancient Greek building style characterized by formalized column orders (Doric, Ionic, Corinthian), harmonious proportions, and sculptural decoration seen in temples and public structures.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Ancient Greek architecture	3
Greek architecture	2
Classical architecture	1
Greek temples	1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek architecture ⓘ architectural style ⓘ
characterizedBy	formalized column orders ⓘ harmonious proportions ⓘ sculptural decoration ⓘ
culturalContext	Greek Antiquity ⓘ surface form: Ancient Greece
developedInPeriod	Archaic Greece ⓘ Classical Greece ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ
exemplifiedBy	Erechtheion NERFINISHED ⓘ Parthenon NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae ⓘ surface form: Temple of Apollo at Bassae Temple of Hephaestus NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of Hera at Olympia ⓘ
geographicRegion	Aegean islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Asia Minor ⓘ Greek mainland ⓘ
hasColumnOrder	Corinthian order ⓘ Doric order ⓘ Ionic order ⓘ
hasDecorativeFeature	acanthus leaf capital ⓘ frieze ⓘ metope ⓘ sculptural pediment group ⓘ triglyph ⓘ
hasDesignPrinciple	order ⓘ proportion ⓘ symmetry ⓘ
hasElement	cella ⓘ column ⓘ entablature ⓘ pediment ⓘ peristyle ⓘ stylobate ⓘ
influenced	Beaux-Arts ⓘ surface form: Beaux-Arts architecture Hellenistic architecture ⓘ Neoclassical architecture ⓘ Renaissance architecture ⓘ Roman architecture ⓘ
influencedBy	Minoan civilization ⓘ surface form: Minoan architecture Mycenaean civilization ⓘ surface form: Mycenaean architecture
primaryFunction	civic assembly ⓘ commemoration of deities ⓘ religious worship ⓘ
typicalBuildingType	Greek temple ⓘ civic structure ⓘ public building ⓘ
usedIn	civic architecture ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ religious architecture ⓘ
usesMaterial	limestone ⓘ marble ⓘ terracotta roof tiles ⓘ
visualGoal	clarity of form ⓘ idealized beauty ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Court → architecturalStyle → Classical Greek architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Classical architecture

Ictinus → architecturalStyle → Classical Greek architecture ⓘ

Periclean building program → architecturalStyle → Classical Greek architecture ⓘ

Cumae → hasStructure → Classical Greek architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Greek temples

Greek Revival architecture → influencedBy → Classical Greek architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ancient Greek architecture

Karl Friedrich Schinkel → influencedBy → Classical Greek architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ancient Greek architecture

Mediterranean architecture → influencedBy → Classical Greek architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Greek architecture

Robert Adam → influencedBy → Classical Greek architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ancient Greek architecture

Ionic order → usedIn → Classical Greek architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Greek architecture