Ancient Greek Architecture and Method

Architecture With Greece in all its glory and beauty one must imagine how it was all done. From the ruins of ancient Greece civilizations have learned so much and archaeologists are fascinated by the glory that Greece must have once been, between the natural landscape that still stands today, and the massive temples and structures, and the beautiful pieces of art that had been preserved underground for so long. As we continue learning about these people we are more and more astounded by their design and capabilities in a time so far different from today. These monuments that are still where they stood thousands of years before, that were created by hand with few tools and years worth of work. They honored their gods more than nearly any other people in the world, and the rich showed their wealth the same way people do today. Like so many other parts of the ancient world that we have learned from their alphabet, mathematics, science, theatre, and art, architecture is yet one small piece that has sustained through the thousands of years since these people have past. From the early Minoan stage through the Bronze Age through to the Archaic time the ancient people developed their form in all aspects of their lives including their architecture. The Early Minoan stage from 2,500 to 2,200 B.C. was a much more primitive form of architecture. On the eastern side of the Greece the structures were being built on hilltops out small stones stacked and wooden thatched roofs, resembling a Neolithic style; “Resembles rooms or cells more than houses” (35) showing the size difference from future construction. More towards the mainland of Greece the architectural style was slightly more modern showing how far spread the people of the time were. Symmetry was beginning to show up in the design of the buildings, and the ceilings started using tile ceilings and having clay flooring instead of gravel or dirt inside. And it can be assumed that this was the beginning of

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