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Greek architecture
Greek ArchitectureThe Greeks constructed many different types of buildings designed to a human scale. They looked for proportion and
beauty.
Greek Architecture• All their monuments were built of stone
or marble• They had columns and a double-sloped
roof
Theatre
Parthenon and Acropolis
Temples• Most important buildings• Each city had its own temple
dedicate to the polis’ god• Built in white marble and painted in
different colours
Label the temple
Greek ArchitectureComplete the table using the following
sentences:• Parthenon• Performance of theatre plays• A statue of the god is kept inside• Theatres of Delphi and Syracuse• Built in the slope of a mountain• The house of the god
Temple Theatre
FUNCTION
DETAILS
EXAMPLES
Greek Architecture
Temple Theatre
FUNCTION
The house of the god
Performance of theatre
plays
DETAILSA statue of the
god is kept inside
Built in the slope of a mountain
EXAMPLES
ParthenonTheatres of Delphi and Syracuse
The three orders
The three orders
• Greeks were concerned about proportion, beauty and harmony
• Architects followed very strict rules, called orders
• The orders determined the style of the buildings
The three orders
Label the imagesA B
C