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ARCHITECTURE STYLE

CLASSIC

Classical architecture was constructed in Ancient Greece between the 7th and
4th century BC. It is best known for its large religious temples built in stone,

designed from principles of order, symmetry, geometry, and perspective. A

notable characteristic of its expressiveness are the principles of the
“architectural orders”: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. The greatest work of Classical

architecture is the Parthenon. Built in the Acropolis of Athens in the 5th century

BC, the Parthenon exhibits striking characteristics: a volume built upon a

foundation that supports the sequence of columns and its capitals, which, in
turn, support a pediment.

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