... Greek art. (The Western Civilization) The particular strengths of Greek architectural art were the harmony & symmetry of the parts with the whole. Greek architects usually worked in marble or limestone, using wood and tile for roofs. They developed their own architecture of stone pillared buildings with mathematical proportion. Their temples reflected their religious beliefs in the gods ... BC), as Greek society expanded geographically and economically, greater wealth and foreign contacts led to the development of formal architecture and monumental sculpture. Both were made from the mar...

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... the 7th century began to build their own stone temples in a distinctive style. They used limestone in Italy and Sicily, marble in the Greek islands and Asia Minor, and limestone covered with marble on the Greek mainland. Later they built chiefly in marble. The temples were rectangular and stood on a low, stepped terrace in an enclosure where rituals were performed. Small temples had ... ...

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... . In our society, we still use Greek architecture. For example, we still use terms such as Ionic, Doric, and Corinthian order (styles of columns) materials were also explored such as marble, limestone, granite, etc. and most important major structures such as the Parthenon and temples give our society another way of viewing and constructing architecture. Greek art was also a major contribution ... human anatomy. They tried to portray accurately the body at rest and in motion they knew muscles should be taut or relaxed in doing this they were able to transform marble into a human likeness...

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... been burned to the ground by the Persians during their occupation on the Acropolis. The only entranceway to the Acropolis at its western end, the Propylaia, was built of Pentelic marble, with some details of black stones. Construction of the Propylaia was begun in 437 BC but was halted in 431 BC with the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War. Upon entering ... , who interceded for Athens, (Durant/Ashmole/Hurwit). To the right of the Propylaia was the temple of Athena Nike. Nike is the Goddess of Victory, a symbol of her immortality. The marble altar is an architectural symbol of the harmony ...

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... resulted in a structure that is worthy of praise, otherwise the Parthenon would not have served Pericles" purpose as a stunning testimony to Athens" cultural excellence and increasing power. The temple is marble throughout and has a unique amount of architectural sculpture - all of its external metopes were carved and the frieze ran around the entire outer wall of the cella. The skill with ... a box as it didn't even conform to a strict cuboidal form. The so-called "lid" was in fact the key to the temple's structural solidity, and was tiled in expensive Parian marble. It is clear that t...

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... resulted in a structure that is worthy of praise, otherwise the Parthenon would not have served Pericles" purpose as a stunning testimony to Athens" cultural excellence and increasing power. The temple is marble throughout and has a unique amount of architectural sculpture - all of its external metopes were carved and the frieze ran around the entire outer wall of the cella. The skill with ... a box as it didn't even conform to a strict cuboidal form. The so-called "lid" was in fact the key to the temple's structural solidity, and was tiled in expensive Parian marble. It is clear that t...

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... time (540BC). This was of great magnitude and appeared extremely robust. From the early fifth century BC the use of marble, as a building material, was introduced; the Parthenon's beauty derives from the shine and texture which is created from the use of marble. The Parthenon was built to enshrine the statue of Deity, to whom it was dedicated. From the Sanctuary the ... ...

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... floor, but it is topped by a plain capital (a convex disk [called an echinus] Acanthus Leaf ArtToday Ionic Capital ArtToday and a square block [called an abacus] formed from a single piece of marble) instead of the intricate scroll work of the Ionic or elaborate acanthus leaves of the Corinthian. Just beneath the echinus is the neck of the column, the hypotrachelion, a continuation of ... ...

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The best website for the return of the Parthenon marble is www.greece.org/parthenon/marbles/, this website offers background information of how the marbles ended up in London, the history of the marbles, a gallery page and is sponsor of ... ...

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... heavy and difficult to work with, yet the Parthenon interior cella and exterior and astoundingly flawless. With the exception of the timber roof supports, the entire Parthenon was built from marble "from the quarries of Mt. Pentelicon"(112 Thames & Hudson). After such struggles, it is not hard to imagine why the Parthenon was so important to the Athenians....

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... , the monumental new gateway to the sanctuary of the Acropolis. A marvel of architectural achievement, the Propylaea consists of a central portal with two adjoining Doric stoa wings, made of Pentelic white marble. The Propylaea is sometimes considered the most perfect of all the surviving specimens of Athenian art. Architects often consider it more unique in its design than the Parthenon. The temple ... ...

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... . The colosseum was used for entertainment when men fought each other to please the crowd. In Greece the Parthenon was a rectangular shaped building surrounded by columns. It was made with marble and iron. It was a sanctuary for prayer in religious ceremonies. In Africa the Mosque at Timbuktu was made by a Spanish architect. It was made of hard dry stone. It was ... ...

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... Greek architectural style as decoration, they took liberties with it, and transformed many aspects of column, arch and pediment use immensely. The basic building material of the Greek civilization was MARBLE, a strong stone that could be shaped to give great precision of line and detail. Th Romans introduced concrete. Concrete was important to the Romans because it allowed them to build ... ...

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... dignity and beauty of the Greek temples (Doc. 7). Additional artful contributions made by the Greeks were in the areas of sculpture and pottery. This can be shown by the famous marble Discus Thrower, where the classical sculpture method is demonstrated as well as incorporating the ancient Greek philosophy of developing a healthy mind in healthy body. Greek sculpture shows nude males with ... ...

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