Classical Architecture L-2

Question 1

The Aegean Period

Answer 1

3000 BC-700 BC (Greek) Named after the Aegean Sea. Inverted Tapered Columns, Corbelled Arches, Vaults and Domes, and Multi Storied Structures. Minoans of Crete and the Mycenaeans of southern Greek are two different phases of early Aegean Period.

Question 2

Palace of King Minos

Answer 2

Aegean Period - 1600 BC (Crete)

Question 3

Corbelled Arch

Answer 3

an arch-like construction method that uses the architectural technique of corbeling to span a space or void in a structure, such as an entranceway in a wall or as the span of a bridge. A corbel vault uses this technique to support the superstructure of a building’s roof.
A corbel arch is constructed by offsetting successive courses of stone (or brick) at the springline of the walls so that they project towards the archway’s center from each supporting side, until the courses meet at the apex of the archway (often, the last gap is bridged with a flat stone). For a corbeled vault covering the technique is extended in three dimensions along the lengths of two opposing walls.

Question 4

Citadel

Answer 4

Built in Mycenae in 1400 BC in the Aegean Period. (GREECE)

This was a walled city employing cyclopean masonry.

Question 5

Treasury of Arteus

Answer 5

Built in Mycenae in 1300 BC (Greece).

This was a beehive tomb.

Question 6

The Hellenic Period

Answer 6

950 BC - 150 BC

This period focused on Monuments and Theaters

Greek Beauty and Refinment (After the Aegean period and the Dorian conquest)

Question 7

Megaron

Answer 7

The structure of the Megaron has foreshadowed an image for the eventual layout of Greek temples. This includes a columned entrance, a pronaos(inner area of a portico), and a central naos or cella (inner chamber pf a temple).

Question 8

Answer 8

Typical Greek Temple Plan from the Hellenic Period (950 BC- 150 BC)

Question 9

What Column is this?

Answer 9

Greek Order

Question 10

What Column is this?

Answer 10

Greek Order - Ionic