peripteral

Examples of peripteral in the following topics:

• Temple Architecture in the Greek Archaic Period

  • Columns were placed on the edge of the stylobate in a line or colonnade, which was peripteral and ran around the naos (inner chamber that holds a cult statue) and its porches,.
  • Columns were placed on the edge of the stylobate in a line or colonnade, which was peripteral and ran around the (inner chamber that holds a cult statue) and its porches, completely surrounding the temple.
  • For instance, most Greek temples (except the earliest) followed the equation 2x + 1 = y when determining the number of columns used in the peripteral colonnade.
  • It is peripteral, with nine columns across its short ends and 18 columns along each side.

• The Agora

  • The Temple of Hephaestus, the god of the forge, is a Doric peripteral temple built under the reign of Pericles between 449 and 415 BCE.

• Architecture in the Greek High Classical Period

  • Many temples during the Classical period followed this formula for their peripteral colonnade, although not all.

• The Parthenon

  • The temple is peripteral, and so is surrounded by a row of columns.

• Roman Architecture under the Republic

  • While the Romans were reluctant to abandon classical motifs, they modified such elements as temple design by abandoning pedimental sculptures, altering the traditional Greek peripteral colonnades, and opting for central exterior stairways.

• The Acropolis

  • The temple is peripteral, and so is surrounded by a row of columns.