During the past 2,500 years, the Parthenon—the apotheosis of ancient Greek architecture—has been rocked by earthquakes, set on fire, shattered by exploding gunpowder, looted for its stunning ...

The History of Neoclassical Architecture. Neoclassical architecture originated during the 18th-century Enlightenment, a ...

The playwright Euripides introduces us to the various forms of Ancient Greek architecture ... and the great people from our history. And friezes - which are pictures carved in stone.

Many of us have heard that the ruins of Troy are in Turkey, and while the Colossus of Rhodes crumbled long ago, the island still has its traces of Greek architecture. But almost no one has heard ...

Remembering Alexandros Tombazis (1939-2024), and the Metabolist architecture of this 1970s eco-pioneer Back in September 2010 (W*138), we explored the legacy and history of Greek architect Alexandros ...

This period is known by historians as the Archaic period of Greek history. During this time many of the cities in Greece were ruled by a king-like figure. Around 480BC Greece entered a golden age ...