GREEK CITY PLANNING

SUBMITTED BY :
SOMYA
ANKUL
MAYANK
 Ancient Greece: City Planning
 Greek architecture was mostly focused on public
buildings
 City planning was based upon the inhabitants and the
terrain
ANCIENT GREEK CITIES :
 Aenus
 Athens
 Astacus
 Baris
 Calydon
 Dilphe
 Dion
 ATHEN CITY PLANNING
The entire development of Athens has originated from the acropolis. It is the focal
point of Athens.
The Acropolis hill, so called the "Sacred Rock" of Athens, is the most
important site of the city.
 ATHENS
Athens is one of the oldest named city in the world having continuously inhabitated
For at least 7000 years.

Athens began its achivements during the 5th century bc.

 Athens grew from its focal point , the acropolis, which became the ceremonial
Center of the city-state , decked with temples including the parthenon.

 it has an organic plan.

Propylea is the main entrance gate at athens.

Agora was the center of athenian life.laid out 6th century bc.,northwest of the ac
Ropolis,it was a square lined by public buildings,which served athens needs for
Commerce and politics.

the placement of buildings were decided on natural factors such as the morphology of
the land .

For eg the theatres were generally built around a slope to provide natural seating.

The agora was built over a flat surface.

The houses were generally placed along the southern slope and part of acropolis facing
the sea.
 The placement of buildings were decided on natural factors such as the morphology of
the land

 For eg. The theatres were generally built around a slope to provide natural seating.

 The Agora was built over a flat surface.

 The houses were generally placed along the southern slope and part of Acropolis
facing the sea.
No concrete town planning
appears to have existed; the
streets of the city were in
their majority narrow and
irregular in shape, while the
inhabitants built their houses
arbitrarily

Peisistratos built the

first wall around the
city. This wall was
almost circular and had
eight gates. Many
monuments were built
on the Acropolis

For the first time an

underground aqueduct
was constructed to
bring water from
mount Hymettus.
• City rebuilt
according to
plan devised by
Hippodamus

• Themistocles
wall was built
around the city.
Athens soon
prospered
again.
 Hippodamus
o Famous Greek intellectual who devised a five step plan to city
planning.
o Five step plan
City was cut by several main streets crossing at right angles
 The resulting rectangles were subdivided into blocks
 The blocks were further subdivided into house plots
 Public buildings were placed accordingly to avoid congestion
 The plan of the city was based on the particular terrain
• Hippodamos devised an ideal city to be inhabited by 50,000 people

• He studied the functional problems of cities and linked them to the

state administration system.

• As a result he divided the citizens into three classes (soldiers, artisans

and 'husbandmen'), with the land also divided into three (sacred,
public and private).
• The port of the harbour-town Peiraeus grew in importance. Ship
sheds and dry docks were constructed for the warships. He planned
the arrangement Peiraeus at Athens in the middle of the fifth century
BC.
 the streets of athens as narrow and
tortuous , unpaved, unlighted and more like
Chaos of mud and sewage than even the usual
greek road.

Broad, straight
streets

Right angles

Open space for

development
of agora