history: greek civic architecture
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ANCIENT GREECE
C I V I C A R C H I T E C T U R E
STOA• A covered wa lkway
or por t i co• For pub l i c use• Usua l l y o f Dor ic
o rder• Safe , p ro tec t ive
a tmosphere
AGORA• Cent ra l Spot in
Anc ien t Greek c i t y -s ta tes .
• “Gather ing P lace”• “Assembly ”• Served as a
marke tp lace fo r merchants .
COLUMN STYLES
BOULEUTERION• “Council House”• “Assembly House”• “Senate House”• Council of 500• Originally an assembly
of 100 mean each• 50 men from 10 newly
created tribes
PROPYLAEA• Monumental gateway• Entrance to Acropolis in
Athens• “That which is before
the gates”• “Gate building”
EKKLESIASTRION• Meeting place of the
popular assembly• Later used for
performances • Circular structure on of
steps built in the slope of a hill
GYMNASIUM• Tra in ing Fac i l i ty
for compet i tors in publ ic games
• Socia l iz ing and engaging in in te l lectual pursui ts
• “Naked”• Ath letes competed
in the nude
PALAESTRA• Wrest l ing School• Boxing and
Wrest l ing• No gymnasium
could ex is t wi thout a palaestra
AMPITHEATRE
MAUSOLEUM• Above ground
tomb• Adorned wi th
sculptura l re l ie fs• Aesthet ic t r iumph
PINACOTHECA• Pic ture gal lery• Conta in ing
p ic tures