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Definition of Greek architecture
1. Noun. The architecture of ancient Greece.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Greek Architecture
Literary usage of Greek architecture
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Text-book of the History of Architecture by Alfred Dwight Foster Hamlin (1909)
"Greek architecture. BOOKS RECOMMENDED: As before, Reber. Also Anderson and Spiers,
... Marquand, Greek architecture. Michaelis, Der Parthenon. ..."
2. Outlines of the History of Art by Wilhelm Lübke (1904)
"Greek architecture. A. THE SYSTEM.* While among the nations of the East, ruled
as they were by despots, the art of architecture was chiefly displayed in the ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"In the wonders of Greek architecture these corrective methods were developed to
a degree unthought of in Egypt. Many new conditions, material and subjective ..."
4. The Principles of Greek Art by Percy Gardner (1914)
"The best books for the general student are Marquand, Handbook of Greek architecture;
Sturgis, History of Architecture, Vol. I.; Vol. ..."
5. A History of Architectural Development by Frederick Moore Simpson (1905)
"Greek architecture. SECOND PERIOD. ... But this close connection with other
nations does not account entirely for the development of Greek architecture. ..."
6. Proportion and Harmony of Line and Color in Painting, Sculpture, and by George Lansing Raymond (1899)
"HARMONY OF OUTLINES : PERSPECTIVE AS DETERMINING ENTASIS AND IRREGULARITY IN
Greek architecture. Upward Curves in apparently Horizontal Architectural Lines ..."
7. The Practical Book of Architecture by Charles Matlack Price (1916)
"An understanding of Greek architecture is the first really important step in ...
To understand Greek architecture is to understand the real meaning of the ..."
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