Discuss the evolution of Greek Architecture from 600 to 300
Discuss the evolution of Greek Architecture from 600 to 300 BC.The Hellenic peoples were of a very civil society, obsessed by advances in the fields of science, technology and literature. This instinctive desire to exceed, that which had proceeded led the ancient Greeks to advance culturally. Included in these advances were steps forward in architecture. Greek architectural skills evolved very fast and some of the best examples of their achievements are in the building of their temples. The temples of ancient Greece were of the utmost importance to the Hellenic peoples. Each temple was devoted to different gods. For example if an ancient Greek was about to go into battle he would pray to Apollo, the God of War,
The Parthenon was built using money that was collected from neighbouring Greek states for the protection that the Athenian fleet offered. The columns were representative of the men of the "Demos", and the Doric form was representative of the geometric perfection that the Hellenic peoples prided themselves on. It was built on the Acropolis, after the Persians had plundered the site. Due to the limitations of stone, this temple was not as large as the ones the subsequent ones, such as the Parthenon. This temple was built in an early Doric style, in which many of the later Hellenic temples were built. One of the earliest temples was the Temple of Hera, Paestum (c550BC). The stone was the covered in Stucco, a white plaster, to give it the appearance of the marble temples and therefore the grandeur that accompanied it. The Doric style that was used on the Parthenon was seen as the Hellenic "national style" and was the style most commonly used in the classical period. not of factual, but of apparent equality of measurements and proportion. The geometric proportions that Doric temples were built in were in the forms of a rectangle in the ratio of 1:1. The temple was therefore not built in marble as the most famous of Hellenic temples were, but in stone. At the time of building, the tools and materials were less refined.
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