|
Ancient Greek and Roman Ionic Columns Ionic columns were more slender than the Doric and had scrollwork on the Capital.
Ancient Architecture in Greece and Crete Your source for information about the art and architecture of ancient Greece, including Crete, Mycenae, Acropolis, the Parthenon and ancient Athens.
Comparison of Greek Temples: Ancient Greek Religion & Architecture This diagram compares eight different types of basic Greek temples, styles that were generally adopted into Roman architecture as well: Temple in Antis, Double Anta, Prostyle, Amphi-Prostyle, Peripteral, Dipteral, Pseudodipteral, and Monopteral.
Comparison of Greek Temples: Ancient Greek Religion & Architecture This diagram compares eight different types of basic Greek temples, styles that were generally adopted into Roman architecture as well: Temple in Antis, Double Anta, Prostyle, Amphi-Prostyle, Peripteral, Dipteral, Pseudodipteral, and Monopteral.
Greek Art and Architecture Art and architecture of Ancient Greece
It's Greek to Me - Hollywood Hills, CA, houses designed in Greek architecture - Brief Article
IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY, MOUNT OLYMPUS WAS home to Zeus, Athena and all the rest of the gods. Mount Olympus in Los Angeles, on the other hand, is very much ......(Continue Reading) Terpsichore and the architects: 'I have a deep sense of my body's architecture … the skeleton', said choreographer Trisha Brown in her prelude to
CHRISTIANS DON'T DANCE [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Simon Goldhill Dance had a particular significance in Ancient Greece. Its subsequent history in Western culture is grounded in the Christian resp...(Continue Reading)Eastern Mediterranean: sailing "Italian Style" to the Greek Isles and beyond with Costa Cruise Lines
The French like their steak rare, Italians prefer it medium, and the British almost always order it well done. Announcements take a while, because they're ......(Continue Reading)Under Morocco's sheltering sky: the timeless magnetism of the desert lures modern travelers into the mysticism of an ancient North African land
"Whereas the tourist generally hurries back home at the end of a few weeks or months, the traveler, belonging no more to one place than to the next moves slowly, over periods of years, from on...(Continue Reading)Architecture as eternal delight: reflections on the attack of the World Trade Center
The airplanes that attacked the Twin Towers on September 11 unleashed forces of nature whose awesome magnitude is rarely experienced in modern cities....(Continue Reading)
|
