Ancient Greece will always be interested in humanity.Each archaeological finds relating to those distant times, immediately attracts attention.And it is not surprising, because thanks to this civilization as we have unique knowledge in all spheres of life.Mathematics, physics, astronomy, architecture, literature, medicine and many more got powerful development in Greek society, which helped all of humanity in the future era.
ancient Greeks sought always to achieve the ideal.In their culture celebrates the beauty and harmony.Considered extremely important achievements in the architecture of the Greeks.Their willingness to subordinate all proper mathematical order perfectly traced in full harmony architecture.Since the beginning of the use of stone as the main building material, began to appear and new trends in architecture.The first stone churches inherited the tradition of the old wooden buildings still sacred character.However, over time it became more and more differences.So there was a Doric.Tapering towards the top of the column is mounted directly on the stone platform (stylobate), it had no base capital column consisted of a circular plate - Ehin and square - the abacus.Above it horizontally stacked rectangular wide beam - the architrave.The Doric column is not a capital decorated with a decorative trim.A wonderful example of this order - the Parthenon, the temple dedicated to the goddess Athena, located in the Acropolis of Athens.It was built according to the canons of Doric.He still impresses with its perfectly-considered proportions and understated proud beauty.
during the war between Athens and Sparta in the Greek Ionic order architecture established.It got its name from the fact that originated in Ionia.This order is characterized by elegant proportions and decorative light design, for it is characteristic of decoration on the capitals of columns in the form of a double spiral ornaments.In this style temple built Nike Athena Nike and the Erechtheion.They are also located in the Acropolis of Athens.Compared with the severity of the Doric architectural order, Ionic striking look almost feminine elegance.A remarkable example of the famous portico caryatids serve in the Erechtheum.Use columns instead of statues of girls reinforces the impression of lightness and surprises with its magical beauty.Also new was the decoration of the abacus (upper plate this column capitals) of various beautiful carvings.
In the Hellenistic age became a popular Corinthian order, it has become a characteristic feature of the magnificently decorated decor capital column.She did a beautiful scrolling acanthus leaves.The use of the Corinthian order in the interiors of ancient Greek temples further enhances the importance and beauty of the holy places were set statues of gods.Surprisingly high capital column gave the impression of a hill and ease of architectural proportions of smokers.
Later Doric, Ionic and Corinthian architectural orders underwent changes in the canonical proportions, acquiring a greater or lesser simplicity and ease, but for all that never lost the laws of symmetry, who admired their creators, and now we do.
