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tablet w/ 3 vertical channels in a Doric frieze, represents end of wooden beam |
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rectangular recessed area between triglyphs in a Doric frieze |
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pegs under triglyphs, represent nails hammered into wooden beams |
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horizontal beam above columns |
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block between top of column (capital) and the architrave |
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steps up to a temple, not including the top |
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horizontal area above columns |
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columns bulging out slightly in the middle to make them look straighter |
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triangular area above the entablature |
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wide central section of entablature decorated w/ bas-relief carvings |
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scroll-like ornament on Ionic capitals |
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sculpted female figure taking the place of a column |
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triglyphs & metopes, round smooth capital flares out, no column base, fattest columns |
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volutes on capitals, slender columns |
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inward-curving capital w/ detailed decorations (volutes, rosettes, acanthus leaves), skinniest columns |
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cylindrical section of a column, held together w/o mortar |
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covered collonade, usually public place(shops, food, art, etc.), 1 story= Doric, 2 story= Ionic |
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gate/entrance building in front of a temple |
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building which housed town council (boule) meetings, town hall |
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usually on a hill outside of town, seats tiered in a semicircle around the orchestra (stage), building behind stage= skene |
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social club for men, included sports areas and baths |
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horse/chariot racing arena |
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windowless room in the center of a temple housing a statue of the god |
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Doric temple of Athena Parthenos (the virgin) on the Acropolis in Athens, designed by Iktinos & Kalikrates, built 447-432 BC, mostly used as a treasury |
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huge gold & ivory (chryselephantine) sculpture of Athena by Phidias, housed in the Parthenon |
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bas-relief sculpture on the outer wall of the Parthenon's naos, designed by Phidias, shows a festival, now mostly in Brit Museum (Elgin Marbles) |
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92 sections, carved in high relief, designed by Kalamis, Gigantomachy, Amazonomachy, Centauromachy (+ wedding & sack of Troy) |
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Centaurs vs. Lapiths + Theseus |
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