Greek Architecture

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The earliest monumental buildings in Greek architecture were the
temples. Since these were solidly built and carefully maintained, they had
to be replaced only if destroyed. The architectural orders, Doric on the
mainland and Ionic in the eastern Aegean, were developed in the archaic
temples, and their lasting example tended to make Greek architecture
conservative toward changes in design or in building technology.

The Archaic period evolved after the Mycenaen palace collapsed in 1200
BCE during the dark ages when people began rebuilding. This era brought
about the introduction of both the Doric and Ionic Orders.

The Doric Order, which originated around 400 BCE brought rise to a
whole new type of building technique and style. In the archaic temples,
stone gradually started to replace wood, and some of the structural details
of the early buildings appear to have been copied in stone. At Thermon, in
northwestern Greece, a succession ...

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