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Roman Temple-tombs
Two monumental temple-tombs in the ancient city of Imbriogon in Cilicia (modern-day Turkey) dating to the second and third centuries CE. The overall design of the tombs with columns and a standard entablature produces the effect...
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Temple of Zeus Beelgalasos, Faqra
The Temple of Zeus Beelgalassos, the local Baal of Faqra (Lebanon) was built in the early 2nd century CE. It has a façade with six restored Corinthian columns, a pediment and entablature.
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Arts and Culture in Ancient Greece
Aesychlus Aristophanes Base Capital Chorus Comedy Corinthian column Dionysus Doric column Drama Entablature Entasis Euripides Frieze Ionic column Metope Pediment Philosophy Satyr play Shaft Skene Sophocles Tragedy...
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Renaissance Tomb in Petra
The so-called Renaissance Tomb, located in the Wadi Farasa in Petra (Jordan), has an elegant façade evoking elements of Italian Renaissance architecture, hence its name. The tomb façade consists of a triangular pediment...
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Fragment of a Byzantine Peacock Arch
This marble fragment of a Byzantine arch was part of an entablature. It came from the Saraçhane excavations and dates to 524-527 CE. The inner part of the arch of the architrave was decorated with a relief of a...
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The Development of Ancient Greek Architecture
Some of the most exceptional and distinctive buildings from the ancient world were crafted by the architects of ancient Greece and some of their structures like theatres, temples, and stadia became staple...