Greek architecture

Greek ArchitectureThe Greeks constructed many different types of buildings designed to a human scale. They looked for proportion and

beauty.

Greek Architecture• All their monuments were built of stone

or marble• They had columns and a double-sloped

roof

Theatre

Parthenon and Acropolis

Temples• Most important buildings• Each city had its own temple

dedicate to the polis’ god• Built in white marble and painted in

different colours

Label the temple

Greek ArchitectureComplete the table using the following

sentences:• Parthenon• Performance of theatre plays• A statue of the god is kept inside• Theatres of Delphi and Syracuse• Built in the slope of a mountain• The house of the god

Temple Theatre

FUNCTION

DETAILS

EXAMPLES

Greek Architecture

Temple Theatre

FUNCTION

The house of the god

Performance of theatre

plays

DETAILSA statue of the

god is kept inside

Built in the slope of a mountain

EXAMPLES

ParthenonTheatres of Delphi and Syracuse

The three orders

The three orders

• Greeks were concerned about proportion, beauty and harmony

• Architects followed very strict rules, called orders

• The orders determined the style of the buildings

The three orders

Label the imagesA B

C