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Greek Temple

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Temple of the Delians, Delos; 19th century pen-and-wash restoration


Greek temples differed from their Roman counterparts in that the colonnade formed a peristyle around the whole structure, rather than merely a porch at the front; and also in that the Greek temple was not raised above ground level on a high podium, but rather stairs on either end. Pillars were important because they held up the heavy stone roof.

As the Greeks became more adept at monumental building, regional styles of architecture solidified into what are now the classical orders of architecture: Doric, Ionic and Corinthian.

The Parthenon, dedicated to Athena, goddess of wisdom, is the best-known Greek temple. Festivals were held in and around it every single year. The Parthenon strongly influenced Roman architecture. After the Romans conquered Greece, many tourists from the victorious country came to view the temples of Greece, and the Parthenon quickly became one of the most popular tourist sites in Greece. The Parthenon is a typical of Greek temples with its octostyle (eight colum) facade.

Most classical Greek temples were hexastyle (six column facade.) Some well-known examples: Unlike modern places of worship, Greek temples were not designed for group worship, but more as a dedication to a god or goddess, explaining why the sculpture on temples was always right at the top and hard to see;it was built for the pleasure of its deity and not for people.

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peristyle is a columned porch or open colonnade in a building that surrounds a court that may contain an internal garden. "Tetrastoon" (Greek: "four arcades") is another name for this feature.
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classical order is one of the ancient styles of building design in the Classical tradition, distinguished by their proportions and their characteristic profiles and details, but most quickly recognizable by the type of column and capital employed.
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The Doric order was one of the three orders or organizational systems of Ancient Greek or classical architecture; the other two canonical orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian.
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1 - entablature, 2 - column, 3 - cornice, 4 - frieze, 5 - architrave or epistyle, 6 - capital (composed of abacus and volutes), 7 - shaft, 8 - base, 9 - stylobate, 10 - stereobate.
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Corinthian order (named after the city Corinth, or Korinth, Greek: Κόρινθος, Kórinthos) is one of the Classical orders of Greek and Roman architecture, characterized by a slender fluted column and an ornate capital decorated with acanthus
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Parthenon (ancient Greek: Παρθενών) is a temple of the Greek goddess Athena built in the 5th century BC on the Acropolis of Athens.
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ATHENA is an antimatter research project that is taking place at the AD Ring at CERN. In 2002, it was the first experiment to produce 50,000 low-energy antihydrogen atoms, as reported in the journal Nature[1].
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A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls.
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State Party  Italy
Type Cultural
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In the Olympian pantheon of classical Greek Mythology, Hera, (Greek Ήρα, IPA pronunciation [ˈhiːrə]; or Here (
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In Greek and Roman mythology, Apollo (in Greek, Ἀπόλλων — Apóllōn or Ἀπέλλων — Apellōn), the ideal of the kouros
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ATHENA is an antimatter research project that is taking place at the AD Ring at CERN. In 2002, it was the first experiment to produce 50,000 low-energy antihydrogen atoms, as reported in the journal Nature[1].
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Agia Marina beach overlooked by local restaurants
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Selinunte (Greek: Σελινοῦς; Latin: Selinus) is an ancient Greek archaeological site situated on the south coast of Sicily between the valleys of the rivers Belice and Modione in the province of
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Zeus (in Greek: nominative: Ζεύς Zeús, genitive: Διός Diós
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CONCORD (European NGO Confederation for Relief and Development) is an European Union confederation that coordinates analysis and debate, organizes political action campaigns, and regularly engages in dialogue with the European Institutions and civil society organizations.
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Country Italy
Region Sicily
Province Agrigento (AG)
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peristyle is a columned porch or open colonnade in a building that surrounds a court that may contain an internal garden. "Tetrastoon" (Greek: "four arcades") is another name for this feature.
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entablature (IPA [ɛnˈtæblətʃə]; Latin, and tabula, a tablet) is a major element of classical architecture, the superstructure of moldings and bands which lies horizontally above the columns, resting on their capitals.
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Segesta was the political center of the Elymian people. It is placed in the northwestern part of Sicily, in the province of Trapani and in the comune of Calatafimi-Segesta.
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Temple of Hephaestus/Theseion
Ναός Ηφαίστου/Θησεί?

Temple of Hephaestus, Athens: eastern face

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Hephaestus (IPA pronunciation: [hɪfiːstəs] or [hɪfεstəs]; Greek
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State Party  Greece
Type Cultural
Criteria i, ii, iii, iv, vi
Reference 404
Region Europe and North America

Inscription History
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Elevation (min-max): 70 - 338 m (0 - 0 ft)
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This article is about the Greek god.

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Sounion (modern Greek: ακρωτήριο Σούνιο - akrotirio Sounio; Latin: Sunium promonturium
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State Party  Greece
Type Cultural
Criteria i, ii, iii
Reference 392
Region Europe and North America

Inscription History
Inscription 1986  (10th Session)
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