College of Environmental Design
Department of Architecture, UC Berkeley
Architecture Slide Library
Fall 1995 James Study Aid 6
I. Greek temples from the 6th-5th centuries BCE, their siting, and the Doricand Ionic orders. system of construction and decoration based in part upon wooden construction, organized around repetition of carefully proportioned parts. stone quarried and temples constructed with aid of iron tools.
II. Early colonial temples in Italy. Temple of Hera I ("Basilica"), Paestum, c 550 BCE. rectangular enclosure (pteron) of 9 x 18 columns. Fluted doric columns rest directly upon a stepped platform (stylobate). their shafts bulge slightly in the middle (entasis) and taper towards the top. Capitals composed of a pillow-shaped echinus capped by a rectangular block (abacus). Treasury of Athens, c 500-485, first known Doric building constructed out of marble.
IV. (Propylaia), 437-32 BCE by Mnesikles. interior passageways for chariots and pedestrians lined with Ionic columns. Image 2, or Temple of Athena Nike ( Image 1 & Erechtheion ( Image 2 ) or (Image 3), 421-405 BCE, on site of earlier temple. irregular plan with two projecting porches, including Porch.
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