Ancient Greek Architecture: (specifically) Residences of the Upper Class

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City Planning and Houses in Ancient Greek Society City Planning and Houses in Ancient Greek Society

Even before the beginning of the classical period (in the start of 5th century BC , Greeks knew the technique of laying out their cities in a beautiful grid-like model , having the streets meeting at right angles Greeks , however , acknowledged the idea of right-angled plan and gave its full credit to HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Hippodamus " \o "Hippodamus " Hippodamus , the talented

Ionian architect . He was the one who designed the cities for Thuril (the Athenian colony ) and Piraeus (commercial port for Athens . By the end of the fifth century HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Olynthus " \o "Olynthus Olynthus the architect also exhibited his skill in building uniform blocks and streets in the city . Skillfully and beautifully planned cities , buildings and civic spaces was common in the ancient Greek city states by the fourth century BC

The method of formal city planning is credited to Hippodamus . Even though the direct role of Hippodamus is unknown in this matter , his name is associated with the Greek cities built during this period . This kind of city plan (that associated with Hippodamus ) is called Hippodamian city planning . Hippodamus , the skilled architect intelligently designed the buildings and streets of Miletus that were famous for its architectural perfection . The city of Miletus was planned during 450 BC The city was planned in such a way that winds coming from the sea and the mountains (that were near to the city ) would flow though all the parts of the city so that the city maintains a cool atmosphere throughout the summer season . Hippodamus got ideas from geometrically structured buildings and he applied this grid plan to his home city . He later planned several cities according to this plan . The city of Miletus is built using this plan , and has its houses placed in blocks that are made by streets meeting at right angles . This city comprised the main public buildings in the centre with houses located at appropriate places . This grid plan of cities was popular during Roman period also The technique of solar architecture was proved to be used first by Greeks . The ancient houses of Greeks were built in such a way that they would make use of the sunshine during winter and would also escape from it during the hot summer season . These houses were properly oriented and were built during 400 BC . There is no evidence of such skillfully planned cities that were built before 400 BC (by any other civilization

Greek Houses were wonderfully designed . A careful look would discover all the features of a modern house in the houses built by Greek architects in the fourth century . There were different kinds of house designs for ancient Greeks . Among this , two house plans became popular in the Greek cities during the fourth and fifth centuries . Distinctive houses models in Olynthus and the...