Greek temples were designed and constructed according to set proportions, mostly determined by the lower diameter of the columns or by the dimensions of the foundation levels. The nearly …

The list of ancient roofs comprises roof constructions from Greek and Roman architecture, ordered by clear span. Roof constructions increased in clear span as Greek and Roman …

Temples, being places of worship and civic pride, had the most elaborate and carefully constructed roofs. Summary. Ancient Greek roofs were primarily constructed using gabled …

In ancient Greek architecture, the roof pediment was used for decoration. On ancient temples, the pediments were often elaborately carved with scenes of battles or gods interacting with one …

Although the ancient Greeks erected buildings of many types, the Greek temple best exemplifies the aims and methods of Greek architecture. The temple typically incorporated an oblong plan, …

The first columns were wooden. The roof, always gabled, was also of timber. The tiles were of fired clay (terracotta), as were the various decorative elements that completed or protected the …

pediment, in architecture, triangular gable forming the end of the roof slope over a portico (the area, with a roof supported by columns, leading to the entrance of a building); or a similar form …

Greek temples were typically rectangular buildings with pitched roofs of shallow incline. An enclosed section, the cella, was surrounded by a line of columns that supported the overhang …

-one of the very first examples of the “peristyle temple” meaning winged (ptera) temple -This was interesting because the inner columns were necessary to support the roof, but then what are …

Using modern structural theory and wind engineering studies, this paper examines how the aspect ratio of temple ground plans related to roof construction. It concludes that excessive width …