The three main architectural styles used for temples in ancient Greece were the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian classical orders.

Almost everywhere you go in modern society, you can behold any one of the three types of Ancient Greek pillars: ‘Doric’, ‘Ionic’, and ‘Corinthian’. From the Ionic pillars outside the British Museum, ...

View of one of the 46 outer columns of the Parthenon, showing the precisely executed fluting (or vertical grooves). Hand-carving these flutes after the erection of the columns was one of the most time ...

The Architects’ Alphabet is a 26-part series describing design elements featured in Gregory J. Scott’s upcoming book, “Urban Legend, The Life & Legacy of C. Emlen Urban,” Lancaster’s most renowned ...

Spurred by the design of Greek temples in the 5th century B.C., this architectural revival movement took hold in the 18th and mid-19th century. Inspired by a trip to Greece in 1758, British architect ...