1. Egypt/Greek Flashcards
Why were the walls of Egyptian buildings typically battered?
In response to gravity, sloped 45 degrees to support weight of taller walls.
Why were the columns in an Egyptian temple so closely spaced?
Heavy stone roof couldn’t span a very large distance without support.
Draw the plan/section of an Egyptian hypostyle hall:
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The only accurate understanding of Egyptian architecture held by Western Europeans until Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt was:
of obelisks
Were Greek temples painted (polychromatic) or left natural?
painted
Explain the theory that the Greek Doric order was derived from traditional wood construction:
stone imitations of wooden structures copied from Greek architecture; Vitruvius “primitive hut” theory
Draw a typical Doric entablature identifying the following: triglyph, metope, architrave
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Draw a floorplan of a typical Greek Stoa
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The “perfect” Greek temple was:
Temple of Zeus in Olympia
Define chyselephantine:
sculptural medium of gold and ivory, typically used in cult statues
Who was the sculptor who made both cult statues in the Parthenon and the Temple of Zeus?
Phidias
mastaba
Egyptian tomb with battered sides and flat top; mud, brick, or stone
pylon
monumental gateway of Egyptian temple, two tapering towers
battered
sloped 45 degrees, bigger at bottom to support weight of structure
hypostyle hall
large hall with axis through the middle, supported by columns
* possible center columns are higher
