Reading Response 2: Classic Oders Found in Greek Architecture

Some of the first stone columns were huge monoliths (Ching,p.122). A monolith is a monument or natural feature consisting of a single massive stone or rock(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monolith).The rough stones of Stonehenge is a perfect example of a Monolith ( please refer to reading response 1). However, over time stone columns were designed in a cylindrical shape with varying heights and diameters(Ching,p.122). In Greece, these stones were brought to the building site in almost final form- such methods were seen as being significant in the evolution of the Orders(columns) because it allowed for increasing elaboration, proportion and form (Ching, p122). This progression can be seen in the development of the three major Orders: Doric, Ionic and Corinthian.

       DORIC                    IONIC              CORINTHIAN






DORIC

The Temple of Poseidon, Athens, Greece 600 BCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          
IONIC

The Temple of  Athena NIke, Athens, Greece 460-450 BCE

CORINTHIAN

The Temple of Zeus at Olympia, Athens, Greece 170 BCE