HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE

History of Architecture

History of Architecture

Greek architecture started to regain popularity during the era of the 7th century. Initially, basic materials were used in the Greek architecture for the purpose of construction such as mud and wood. But later on, for their basic building material, they switched to the limestone usage which is still seen in the contemporary Greek architecture.

The builders utilized these limestones by cutting them into large blocks and treating them according to their needs and requirements. Usage of marble for the construction of buildings was also observed at some places and not very often due to its huge worth.Similarly, in the construction of each new building was to have a profile and distinctive features. The Parthenon is a prime example of the hellenic and germanic.

The Parthenon is a religious building, located in the southern part of the Acropolis, which contained a statue of Athena chryselephantine. By architect JC Ictinos, at the initiative of Pericles and Phidias advice, author of the statue, this imposed certain parameters to the architect. The Parthenon follows several buildings: a first era of tyranny, then a second marble whose construction began in the early days of democracy to 490, but was destroyed by the Persian invasion of 480 before its completion.

The Parthenon

This architectural work is further characterized by its unity and balance, maintained primarily based on their proportions determined from initial modulus taken from the diameter of the bottom of the column: 1.10 m but architects, like other Greek temples also introduced a small change for a striking visual effect of lightness. In fact, columns, with a slight convolution in its central part, are not vertical incline increasingly towards the inside and the four corners are getting thicker.

They also rise on a base which is not horizontal but has a ...