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Temple of Hera at Olympiaca. 600-590 BCEArchaic Period 6x16 columns (longer proportions in in early periods)three room interior (pronaos, cella, opisthdomos)terracotta disc acroteriumrounder echinus
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Temple of Hera (I) at Paestum (Poseidonia), Italyca. 550 BCEArchaic Period Doric orderperipteral, 9x18 columnsthree room interior (pronaos, cella, adyton)column entasis
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Temple of Zeus at Olympiaca 472-457 BCEClassical Period Architect - Libon of ElisDoric orderperipteral, 6x13 columnspronaos, cella, opisthdomos 40 foot tall statue of zeus
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Parthenon, Acropolis of Athens, Greece447-432 BCEClassical Period Sponsor: PeriklesArchitects: Iktinos & KallikratesMaster Sculptor: Pheidias438 - Statue finishedDoric orderperipteral, 8x17 columns4 rooms (pronaos, cella, opisthonaos, opisthodomos) Optical Refinements: stylobate curvature, column inclination, and column entasis Pediment Sculptures - East (Birth of Athena), West (Athena vs. Posiedon) Metopes - East (Gods vs. Giants), South (Greeks vs. Centaurs), West (Athens vs. Amazons), North (Greeks vs. Trojans) Friezes - procession
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Athena Parthenos438 BCE Sculptor: Pheidias42ft tallivory and goldattic helmetholding a NikeShows birth of pandora
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Erecthion (Temple of Athena Polias)Acropolis of Athens, Greece421-406 BCEClassical Period caraytids on South Porchsacred olive tree of Athena
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PropylaiaAcropolis of Athens, Greecec 437-432 BCEClassical Period Architect: MnesiklesDoric exteriorionic interior
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Temple of Athena NikeAcropolis of Athens, Greecec 425 BCE Architect: Kallikrates?non-peripteralionic order"tetrastyle amphiprostyle"
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Temple of Apollo Epikourios (Epicurius)Bassai (Bassae), Greecec 430 BCEClassical Period Architect: Iktinos Doric exteriosperipteral (6x15)N-S orientationInterior Ionicengaged columns interiorfirst corinthian column? 4 rooms (pronaos, cella, adyton, ophisthodomos)
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Lysikrates MonumentAthens, Greecec335/334 BCE Choragic monumentFirst exterior use of corinthian capital?
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Theater of DionysusAthens, Greece4th-2nd century BCEHellenistic Period built into hillsidetheatron - where people sit to seeorchestra - stageskene - building at back of orchestraancient Greeks only had 3 actors
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Temple at Epidauros, Greecec 350-100 BCE best preserved theaterfor Greek doctor godtheatron, orchestra, skene
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Stoa of Attalus IIAthens, Greece2nd century BCEHellenistic Period Built by Attalus II, King of PergamumDoric, Ionic, and Pergamene columns
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Abacus
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On a classical column, the stone set directly above the capital
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Acanthus
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A plant used as a model for decoration on Corinthian capitals
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