How does Greek Architecture teach us about their society?
Also Roman Architecture…..
Greek architecture was mainly outward driven, that is, the perception from the outside mattered the most to them. That is why Greek buildings pay so much attention to harmony, symmetry, and proportions. Look at the columns of the Parthenon, they are in reality curved and imbalanced from top to bottom to give the appearance of straight linearity when seen from afar. This can correlate to their society in that they were searching for the ideal beauty and was very much tuned to mathetmatics.
By contrast, Romans were very much inward driven. Although stylistically Romans borrowed heavily from the Greeks, the Romans were much more concerned with the space inside and the potential of that space conveying a sense of awe and inspiration for the observer. For example, look at the Parthenon. From outside, it just looks like an out of scale mass of rectilinear porch and cylindrical volume smashed together but once you come inside, you are astounded by the theatrical play of light and space.
Ancient Greek Architecture
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Doric Temple Photo Mugs Close-up of a column, pillar, entablature and pediment of a Doric temple showing the use of colour …. |
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Greece/athens/acropolis Photo Mugs Greek architecture in its finest form. A restored view of the Acropolis in Athens. …. |
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Parthenon Construction Photo Mugs CLASSICAL GREECE The construction of the Parthenon, Athens …. |
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Greek Fire / Tragedy & Architecture [VHS] $24.95 … |
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Greek Fire, Vol. 3: Tragedy & Architecture [VHS] $24.98 … |
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Greek Fire: Architecture (Part 6) … |
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Tempest $4.87 A burnt-out architect (the peerlessly unhinged John Cassavetes) tries to get away from it all on a seemingly idyllic Greek isle in this extremely loose-limbed adaptation of Shakespeare’s play. This pleasantly rambling, exquisitely lit portrayal of the middle-aged-crazies is rather broad even by writer-director Paul Mazursky’s estimable standards, but Cassavetes’s wholly unpredictable performance k… |