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

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Imagine a world without the classical column. They're everywhere. For something that's thousands of years old and little more than a building support, even if that building is the Parthenon, it's ...

The marble for this stunning octastyle, peripteral, Doric temple (with Ionic architectural elements), came from nearby Mount Pentelikon. It was designed to house a huge statue of Athena Parthenos ( 26 ...