| Term | Definition |
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temple of olympian zeus |
had corinthian columns, largest greek temple |
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erectheum |
had ionic columns, no exterior colonnade |
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temple of athena nike |
had ionic columns, extremely small |
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parthenon |
had doric columns |
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capital |
top element of a column |
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frieze |
decorative horizontal bad usually placed along upper end of the wall |
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entablature |
upper portion of the building |
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pediment |
framed triangular section |
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stylobate |
top step of platform |
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metope |
area between the triglyph |
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triglyph |
vertically channeled tablets seen on doric friezes |