Definition of Greek architecture

1. Noun. The architecture of ancient Greece.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Greek Architecture

Greco-Roman
Greco-Roman architecture
Greco-Roman deity
Grecogenous
Grecophone
Grecophones
Greece
Greek Catholic
Greek Christian Scriptures
Greek Church
Greek Orthodox
Greek Orthodox Church
Greek Sign Language
Greek alphabet
Greek architecture (current term)
Greek calends
Greek capital
Greek chorus
Greek clover
Greek cross
Greek deity
Greek drachma
Greek fire
Greek fret
Greek fries
Greek house
Greek houses
Greek key
Greek letter

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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