Greek Architecture

Greek influence is visable in everything that we have today. Our laws, cities and even our system of goverment all come from asppects of greek civilization, but maybe what we have been influenced the most gy the greeks is in architecture. Maybe the reason this is, is that it was a new form of architecture that had little to do with function and everything to do with looks. Agood example is the Greek temple. They …

…the 16 centurart B.C. The ionic columns were thinner and mor detailed than the dorian columns. The ionic columns were supposed to represent femininity and were eventually full scuptures of woman as columns. The corinthian columns were introduced in th 14 centuary B.C. These columns are the mostly decorated of the three columns. The tops of these columns were sculptures of plants. They had a complicated base with many layers. the corinthian columns symbolized life.