Places of worship
Sanctuaries:
Place surrounding the place of worship
●3 main sanctuaries- Athens, Olympia, Delphi
●Separating boundary
Temples:
●Mycenaean age- palaces, beehive tombs, small shrines
●Dark age- little evidence so only functional buildings
●Mid-7th century- temples begin to develop
Early temples:
●superior construction compared to others
●Built in marble- more emphasis on these buildings
●Have to look like symbol of god/goddess
●Periptheral temples- Rectangular building with inner room
●Surrounded by columns to enhance the external appearance
●Gradual form of architecture
●Doric column- have metopes on them (individual blocks of decorated
stone- divided by stones)- big temples
●Ionic column- continuous friezes - smaller temples
Athens- the acropolis:
●The acropolis is the hill- city grows from this
●High point in the city
, ●Previously a stronghold
●Mycenaean palaces - king would have lived there
●Persian wars destroyed it - kept buildings as burnt for long time (can be
defeated)
●Space
●Centre of history and mythology - sacred place
●5th century- thinks it’s the best place ever- need to rebuild
The acropolis:
●Bases plans on early buildings but improved
●Building program begun by Pericles
●Symbolises what Athens is
●All buildings are sacred to Athena
The Parthenon:
●Doric temple
●Bigger and better than everyone- got ionic hints, frieze
●Housed a gold and ivory Athene- Pheidias (big man)
●Pool of oil around statue- no dry ivory and reflection of her
●Metopes-
East-battle between gods and giants- Gigantomachy
West- Athene vs Amazons- Amazonomachy
North-Lapiths vs centaurs-Centauromachy
South-Trojan war
●Show that the Greek always win/the best
●Pediments-
East- Birth of Athene from Zeus' head
West- Athene vs Poseidon for patronage
●Inner colonnade- frieze Panathenaic procession
Sanctuaries:
Place surrounding the place of worship
●3 main sanctuaries- Athens, Olympia, Delphi
●Separating boundary
Temples:
●Mycenaean age- palaces, beehive tombs, small shrines
●Dark age- little evidence so only functional buildings
●Mid-7th century- temples begin to develop
Early temples:
●superior construction compared to others
●Built in marble- more emphasis on these buildings
●Have to look like symbol of god/goddess
●Periptheral temples- Rectangular building with inner room
●Surrounded by columns to enhance the external appearance
●Gradual form of architecture
●Doric column- have metopes on them (individual blocks of decorated
stone- divided by stones)- big temples
●Ionic column- continuous friezes - smaller temples
Athens- the acropolis:
●The acropolis is the hill- city grows from this
●High point in the city
, ●Previously a stronghold
●Mycenaean palaces - king would have lived there
●Persian wars destroyed it - kept buildings as burnt for long time (can be
defeated)
●Space
●Centre of history and mythology - sacred place
●5th century- thinks it’s the best place ever- need to rebuild
The acropolis:
●Bases plans on early buildings but improved
●Building program begun by Pericles
●Symbolises what Athens is
●All buildings are sacred to Athena
The Parthenon:
●Doric temple
●Bigger and better than everyone- got ionic hints, frieze
●Housed a gold and ivory Athene- Pheidias (big man)
●Pool of oil around statue- no dry ivory and reflection of her
●Metopes-
East-battle between gods and giants- Gigantomachy
West- Athene vs Amazons- Amazonomachy
North-Lapiths vs centaurs-Centauromachy
South-Trojan war
●Show that the Greek always win/the best
●Pediments-
East- Birth of Athene from Zeus' head
West- Athene vs Poseidon for patronage
●Inner colonnade- frieze Panathenaic procession
