Ancient Greek Architecture and Classical Period Civilization
Ancient Greek Architecture
Greek architecture was a masterpiece that awakened a veneration for the Western world. Many works were executed in stone, after an initiation in wood. The preferred material was white marble from Mount Pentelicus.
The former palace, the Megaron, provided the layout for the Temple, which became the fundamental work of Greek architecture. This technique, used since the entablatures of Egypt, placed its columns, unlike what occurred in African lands, on the exterior of the ostentatious buildings, all together.
A substantial alliance between construction and decoration gives an unmistakable look to Greek architecture, verified in the orders: unique styles of construction, in which there is a base, generally a wide staircase