Architecture

02. Ancient Greece: Introduction and Significance | Αρχαία Ελλάδα: Εισαγωγή και Σημασία

The ancient Classical and Hellenistic eras of Greece, between the 5th and the 1st century BCE, are undoubtedly…

Bronze Age Akrotiri: Architecture and Urban Design | Αρχιτεκτονική και Αστικός Σχεδιασμός The urban planning of Akrotiri reveals a highly…

Gournia (Greek: Γουρνιά, ancient name unknown) is a Middle and Late Minoan archaeological site located on the northern…

The Platyskinos Tholos Tomb at Achladia (also spelled Achladhia, Axladia) is a Late Minoan beehive burial structure located…

The sanctuary of Athena Sounias (nominative singular case: Αθηνά Σουνιάς; genitive singular case: Ναός της Αθηνάς Σουνιάδος; Often…

Central among the number of imposing ruins that are interspersed on the southern slopes of Parnassos mountain is…

Ἡφαιστεῖον. Also transliterated as: Hephaisteion, Hephaesteion The Temple of Hephaistos (Greek: Ναός του Ηφαίστου), also known as the…

Archaeological evidence indicates that Sounion was a sacred area as far back as the Bronze Age, but the temple visible…

The Athenian Treasury was a votive building in the form of a reduced scale temple, designed to hold…