Greek architecture
Temples with columns
Greek architecture refers to the building traditions of ancient Greece, characterized by columns, symmetry, and mathematical proportion.
The three classical orders—Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian—are distinguished by their column and capital designs.
Greek temples, theaters, and public buildings established principles that shaped Western architecture for millennia: The courthouse features Greek architecture with its columned portico.
- ancient GreeceClassical Mediterranean civilization
- CorinthianOrnate Greek architectural style
- entablatureBeam structure on columns
- DoricAustere classical column style
- caryatidArchitectural female support figure
Ionic · architrave · pediment · Temple · temple ruins · sacred geometry · golden ratio · cornice · Agora · frieze · triglyph · fluted · columns · ruins · olive wreath · acropolis · city state · amphitheater
- National architectures
- Modern GreeceConstantine I, bouzouki, taverna, ouzo, name days
- ancient GreeceAthens, Sparta, Zeus, Parthenon, Acropolis
- Greek DiasporaPontic Greeks, immigrant communities, ethnic enclaves, immigrants, emigrants
- ThemysciraAmazons, Wonder Woman, warriors, Artemis, sisterhood
- IoniaEphesus, Ionian Revolt, Thales, Heraclitus, Asia Minor
Greek architectureRoman architecture
Ancient imperial building style
Egyptian architecture · Persian architecture · Byzantine architecture