Cyber Day

Today is another Cyber Day. We have to talk about three different building built in Ancient Greece.

The Parthenon

The construction and building of The Parthenon began in 447 B.C. and was finished in 432 B.C. The design of this specific building was the Doric design. This Doric design consisted of " Ionic Architectural features. The main reason for it to be built was to cover up and replace a destroyed temple, but was also built to thank one of their goddesses Athena. The Parthenon was 469 silvers to build, which most was spent delivering the stone from Mount Pantelakos to Athens.
Source: http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Parthenon/

 

The Temple of Hera

The Temple of Hera was built around 600 B.C. and is located on the "south slopes of Kronios hill". This is one of the oldest temples in Ancient Greece. The design is, again, the Doric design. It was made of shelf-limestone and stone, but decorated with Terra-cotta. This temple was split in three chambers which are pronaos, cella, and opisthodomos.
Sources: http://www.olympia-greece.org/hera.html and http://www.mesogeia.net/trip/olympia/heraion_en.html

The Greek Theatre

Greek theaters were built to honor and praise their gods. These theaters are very big and most were built on the slopes of hills. Athens was the main spot for theaters. In these theaters were three main areas: the orchestra, the skene, and the theatron. The stages were made of wood had to be rebuilt often. 700 B.C. was when these theaters were very popular and the most popular types of theater were comedy and drama (after honoring their gods).

Source: http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Theatre/