The Architecture of Ancient Greece: An Account of Its Historic Development

Acropolis angle antae anthemion Apollo appear Arch archaic architecture architrave Asia Minor assumed Athenian Athens bases blocks building built capitals carried carved cella central centre century colonnade columns construction Corinthian corners cornice course court decorated Delphi diameter doorway Doric earlier early east employed entablature entrance Ephesus erected examples façade face feet flanks flutes foundations four frieze front giving Greek height Hellenistic houses important inches inner Ionic Italy known later leaves lower marble metopes monuments moulding noted Olympia orchestra original Parthenon pediment period peristyle Persian Plate portico portion probably projecting Propylaea proscenium relief remains restoration Roman roof scene sculptured seems shaft side sima sometimes spacing square stage steps stoa stone structure stylobate suggested supporting temple theatre tomb upper usually volutes wall wide wooden