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media type="custom" key="7157077" Greek Doric Columns

Greek architecture has had an influence on many places around the world. There are three types of columns, but I am going to focus on only one. Doric columns were one of the most popular columns. Doric columns were first made of wood and the columns worked out perfectly, but as temples started being made out of stone the columns were not so perfect, this was called the Doric column conflict. The reason there was so much trouble is that the stone needed more support than the wood, because it is heavier. The Romans took the Doric style columns and fixed the problem that the Greeks had. Doric columns are the oldest type of columns and the most commonly used column. I am going to compare two builds you may thing are very different, but they really are not. "Doric Columns have a firm place in history and in the tradition of classical architecture. The ancient styles of construction developed in Greece and Rome were revived and codified by Renaissance architects and scholars such as Giacomo da Vignola (1507-1573) and Andrea Palladio (1508-1580)." (//"Doric Columns & the Doric Order." )// Many of the buildings in Washington DC have been influenced by architecture from around the world. The Lincoln memorial has Doric columns like the Parthenon, and that is just one example. In both structures, the columns go all the way around the buildings. One other alikeness is that they are both made to represent someone, and they both have towering statues of the people they were built for. The Lincoln memorial was completed in eight years, and is made of white marble. There are thirty-six Doric columns each represent state in the union at the time. The memorial is built in the style of a Greek temple. On the inside, there are ionic columns, and the great statue of Abraham Lincoln against the center of the back wall. The memorial had a dedication ceremony on February 12, 1915. The Parthenon is a temple that was made to house the Athena statue. The temple was converted to a Christian church. The temple has been bombed by the Romans, and the temple that was there before the Parthenon was built was destroyed by the Persians. In 1975 reconstruction, work began on the temple, but it will probably never be the same as it was before. In Nashville, Tennessee, there is a full size replica. Ictinus and Calibrates are the main architects of the Parthenon. Even thought the Parthenon looks symmetrical it really is not. Geek architecture was spread all throughout the world by the Romans and many others who saw the great Greek architecture. People see what did not really work out and make changes to it, but it is all the same idea from long, long ago. Ancient Geek Architecture Comparison table


 * Buildings being compared || Lincoln memorial || Parthenon ||
 * Location || Washington, DC || Athens, Greece ||
 * year(s) built || 8 || 16 ||
 * Type(s) of columns || Doric || Doric ||
 * Materials used to build || White marble || <span style="font-family: 'Elephant','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">foundations were made of limestone, and the columns were made of Pentelic marble ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Elephant','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Purpose for the building || <span style="font-family: 'Elephant','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">memorial to Abraham Lincoln || <span style="font-family: 'Elephant','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Temple to shelter the monumental statue of Athena that was made by Pheidias out of gold and ivory ||