Exploring Further: Touring Other Sites  

 

Now that you are familiar with the concepts and terms of Greek architecture, let's apply what you've learned. Below is a list of seven Greek monuments that are not found on the acropolis in Athens. 

The Monuments:
Temple of Hera

Temple of Hephaistos

Temple of Poseidon

Sounion, Temple of Poseidon

Temple of Concordia    (see also:Agrigento)

The Theater of Dionysos

Treasury of Atreus

First, your team is to investigate each of these seven sites, digging out the following information and recording to your notebooks: 

• The name, date, and location of the monument.

• A brief history or description of the monument.

• The style or order of architecture used in its construction.

• The specific components remaining of the temple (i.e. cornice, colonnade, etc.).

• The monument's closest analogue (comparison) to those temples or monuments in MacArchitecture (i.e. the Parthenon, the Basilica, etc.).

 

Second, your team is to organize a web-tour to these sites by creating a team web page with pictures of your monuments (you must cite their source) or with hyperlinks to their remote locations.  Each picture or link should be accompanied by a short description of the monument.

Third, your team will orally present to the class your "tour" using the internet and your web page.