1. Greece’s impact on us: Architecture
Ancient Greece
Greece’s impact on us: Architecture

2. Where is Greece? Group of islands Peninsula
Old mountains arising from the sea
Dry climate
Hard to farm
Relied on the sea

3. Greek architecture Acropolis=high city The Parthenon
Columns with capitals
We copied the design
Our government buildings use the same design

4. Greek architecture
Three types of capitals
Doric
Ionic
Corinthian

5. Doric column Simple design Ancient Greece
The Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.

6. Ionic Columns
Scroll design
The White House

7. Corinthian columns Most ornate Ancient Greece
U.S. Capitol, Washington D.C.