Hey guys!! So this is my final post and I’m going to explain some of my questions and I hope you have learned from them! So, my first question was “ Who created the Parthenon? “ The ‘person’ becomes the ‘people’, because three people were basically in charge of creating this amazing temple. Their names were Phidias, Ictinus and Callicrates. Phidias lived in 5th century B.C. and was known as one of the greatest artist and sculptor in all of Greece. His greatest sculptors were the Zeus at Olympia and the Athena Parthenos. The Zeus at Olympia was a sculpture of Zeus sitting in a throne made of precious jewels that was in the Temple of Zeus. It was 43 ft tall and was known to be one of the 7th wonders of the world. The other sculpture was the the Athena Parthenos, which was a 40 ft statue of Athena in the Parthenon. It was made of gold and ivory and showed Athena in armor. On her armor there was a medusa head engraved on it and holds the statue of victory. She also has a shield and a spear.
Ictinus, was an architect who made other buildings besides the Parthenon which are the Telesterion at Eleusis and the Temple of Apollo at Bassae. The temple of Apollo was just basically a temple for Apollo. He was also shown in a painting with a poet known as Pindar and Ictinus.
Callicrates was an ancient greek architect. He was one of the architects of the wall of Acropolis, which was a building made for defense.
Another of my questions was, “ What are the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian columns and their backgrounds? “ The Doric column is the first greek column created. It is plain with no decoration and had 20 parallel grooves. It was used for the Parthenon and was a popular use in 750-480 B.C. known as the Archaic Period. The Doric column was the second thinnest and was thought of to be masculine; a strong muscular man.
The Ionic column was created secondly after the Doric column. It originated in mid 6th century B.C. from Ionia. The buildings created with it were, the Temple of Hera, the Temple of Artemis which was one of the 7th wonders of the world and the Temple of Apollo at Didyma. The Ionic order is the third thinnest, was more decorated than the Doric column and was thought to be feminine;a mature woman.
Last but not least, the Corinthian column. Vitruvius (A roman architect) said that the column was made by an artist who saw leaves growing through a basket placed on the grave of a young girl. The corinthian ways were copied by the Romans and were seen on a Roman temple for Mars( Ares). Corinthian is the first thinnest, it comes from the Ionic order but is just more decorated. Is thought of as a young healthy girl.
Another question was “ What were the most famous greek buildings/temples? “ 10 of them are Zeus at Olympia ( which I have already talked about ) The Temple of Poseidon at Sounion, Temple of Zeus at Cyrene, Erechtheum, Temple of Apollo Epicurius, Doric Temple of Segesta, Paestum, Temple of Hephaestus, Valley of Temples and the Parthenon.
The Temple of Poseidon at Sounion was made in 440 B.C., it is located in Attica peninsula in Greece. It was made of marble and was made with Doric order. It was perched over the sea by about 70m.
The Temple of Zeus at Cyrene is a temple made with Doric columns. Surprisingly, it had traces of Egyptian works in the stone. It was destroyed many times by different things includes the Jewish Rebellion against Rome in 120 C.E, and in a earthquake.
Erechtheum is a temple dedicated to Athena. It was made with the Ionic order and was built from 421-405. It was famous for its amazing detail and its Ionic capitals thought to be the most beautiful in all Greece.
The Temple of Apollo Epicurius was built in the 5th century B.C. It is 1, 130 meters high! It is the oldest Corinthian capital found ever, it is also built out of grey limestone and is dedicated to Apollo because he had freed a land from a plague so they made a temple to honor the sun and healing god.
The Temple of Hephaestus is a temple made of marble and had Doric order. It was built in Athens from 449-415. It was destroyed in the battle of Platea and wasn’t built until a long while after because they wanted to have spoils of war.
The Parthenon was dedicated to Athena and had a 40 ft statue of her on the inside. It was built in Athens in 447- 438 B.C. The Parthenon today is a replacement of the older Parthenon which was destroyed in the Persain invasion in 480 B.C.
That is my final blog post and thank you!!!
Ictinus, was an architect who made other buildings besides the Parthenon which are the Telesterion at Eleusis and the Temple of Apollo at Bassae. The temple of Apollo was just basically a temple for Apollo. He was also shown in a painting with a poet known as Pindar and Ictinus.
Callicrates was an ancient greek architect. He was one of the architects of the wall of Acropolis, which was a building made for defense.
Another of my questions was, “ What are the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian columns and their backgrounds? “ The Doric column is the first greek column created. It is plain with no decoration and had 20 parallel grooves. It was used for the Parthenon and was a popular use in 750-480 B.C. known as the Archaic Period. The Doric column was the second thinnest and was thought of to be masculine; a strong muscular man.
The Ionic column was created secondly after the Doric column. It originated in mid 6th century B.C. from Ionia. The buildings created with it were, the Temple of Hera, the Temple of Artemis which was one of the 7th wonders of the world and the Temple of Apollo at Didyma. The Ionic order is the third thinnest, was more decorated than the Doric column and was thought to be feminine;a mature woman.
Last but not least, the Corinthian column. Vitruvius (A roman architect) said that the column was made by an artist who saw leaves growing through a basket placed on the grave of a young girl. The corinthian ways were copied by the Romans and were seen on a Roman temple for Mars( Ares). Corinthian is the first thinnest, it comes from the Ionic order but is just more decorated. Is thought of as a young healthy girl.
Another question was “ What were the most famous greek buildings/temples? “ 10 of them are Zeus at Olympia ( which I have already talked about ) The Temple of Poseidon at Sounion, Temple of Zeus at Cyrene, Erechtheum, Temple of Apollo Epicurius, Doric Temple of Segesta, Paestum, Temple of Hephaestus, Valley of Temples and the Parthenon.
The Temple of Poseidon at Sounion was made in 440 B.C., it is located in Attica peninsula in Greece. It was made of marble and was made with Doric order. It was perched over the sea by about 70m.
The Temple of Zeus at Cyrene is a temple made with Doric columns. Surprisingly, it had traces of Egyptian works in the stone. It was destroyed many times by different things includes the Jewish Rebellion against Rome in 120 C.E, and in a earthquake.
Erechtheum is a temple dedicated to Athena. It was made with the Ionic order and was built from 421-405. It was famous for its amazing detail and its Ionic capitals thought to be the most beautiful in all Greece.
The Temple of Apollo Epicurius was built in the 5th century B.C. It is 1, 130 meters high! It is the oldest Corinthian capital found ever, it is also built out of grey limestone and is dedicated to Apollo because he had freed a land from a plague so they made a temple to honor the sun and healing god.
The Temple of Hephaestus is a temple made of marble and had Doric order. It was built in Athens from 449-415. It was destroyed in the battle of Platea and wasn’t built until a long while after because they wanted to have spoils of war.
The Parthenon was dedicated to Athena and had a 40 ft statue of her on the inside. It was built in Athens in 447- 438 B.C. The Parthenon today is a replacement of the older Parthenon which was destroyed in the Persain invasion in 480 B.C.
That is my final blog post and thank you!!!