Greek Ideals: Excellence and Concern for Community

The ideal of excellence is shown in the pursuit of perfection in Greek architecture. This search for excellence took place mainly in the Hellenic Age 479-323 B.C. It is in this time the Greeks took the architecture of the Doric Order temples and created the Ionic Order. “Influenced by the Pythagorean quest for harmony through mathematical rules, the eastern builders had standardized six as the perfect number of columns for the ends of temples and thirteen, or twice the number of end columns, for the sides. These balanced proportions, along with simple designs and restrained decorative schemes made the eastern temples majestically expressive of Classical Ideals” (Matthews & Platt 72).

Temples were now being built in marble, rather than limestone. This enhanced the beauty of the

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