Greek Architecture

Greek architecture started in the early Stone Age. it began from small, narrow huts and tents, and went all the way into stone walls and great churches and houses, paved roads, and even villages. Eventually, the Greeks began to build temples for the gods. These temples were first built in Doric style. These temples were burned in the Greek Dark Ages.
In the 6th century, most buildings were made with mud-brick and clay. Because of this, many buildings were destroyed or burnt, so many buildings were lost during the Greek Ages. The only ruins left of these buildings, were a couple unfinished plans and some mud and clay. In the early sixth century, most Greek buildings were built in a Doric style. These buildings were temples and churches. The most expensive, and nicest buildings were built with marble. Marble was extremely expensive and was used for the houses of the aristocrats. There were also buildings of limestone, which Greece was filled with.
There were two main building styles in Ancient Greece. There was the Doric style and the Ionic style and the Corinthian style. These names reflected the belief in the Dorian and Ionian Greeks during the Dark Ages. The Doric style was very formal and fancy. The Ionic style was more relaxed and free. The Corinthian style was made famous in the use of columns. The Doric style originated in mainland Greece where it spread throughout the Greek regions of Italy.
The Doric style was the simplest form of Greek architecture in Greece. The columns consisted of a crown on the top, made of a circle on top of a square. The shaft has 20 sides, and is very plain. The Doric style is simple, but it is still super powerful. It also has no base in the buildings. There was also a metope on the middle of the buildings, often consisting of gods and goddesses. The Doric was used mainly by middle class artisans and craftsman.
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