fen Ch nooderneze Aa To'be-usedowithpage 8. THE GREEK TEMPLE ‘The temples were among the most beautiful build- constructed by'the ancient Greeks. They were sim- ple, /graceful structures that were made of the finest stone’and’ marble. They served as places for the ancient Greeks to gather and to:worship. Each temple was built in’honor of a Greek god or goddess. The Greeks usually ‘built their’ temples on an acropolis. An acropolis was a HRigh “part of the city. The acropolis served as a high fortress’ or religious center. Name ‘A typical temple was a one-story, rectangular build- ingiwith two rooms. A large central room called the cella uustially contained a statue of a Greek god or goddess. A smaller room was sometimes used as.a special sreasuryito hold gold and other valuables. Beautiful stone carvings and paintings decorated!the temple. Stone sculpture filled the pediment, the trian- gularshaped area at the top of each end of the temple. ‘The outside of the temple was surrounded by tall pillars or columns which helped to support the roof. ‘A fine example of a Greek temple is the Parthenon. ‘The citizens of ancient Athens built this temple on'the Acropolis of Athens to honor the goddess Athena. CUTAWAY VIEW OF PARTHENON “Architrave: ‘Front Door Cella’ Statue of Athena Column BUILD YOUR OWN GREEK TEMPLE DIRECTIONS: 1 Ciout the parts of the temple on page 8. Position the temple parts om another piece of pa- per (82""x 11”) before pasting them down. The chart’at the right will help you identify each part. 3. Place the temple partsinumbered “2"-and “3” one inch from the left margin, 4. Label exci part ofthe temple besideits'number. Publisnod by instrte) MeGraw-Hil)Paoll Penneytvania #201 PRINCIPAL PARTS OF A GREEK TEMPLE 1. STYLOBATE - Platform of temple 2. COLUMN “Slender, upright support structure CAPITAL - Ornamental top of column 4. ARCHITRAVE - Acts like a support beam 5, FRIEZE - Horizontal band of decoration 6. PEDIMENT - Sculpture work above cornice 7.°ROOF Sor yMeceawHi