Complexity, Ambiguity and Totality in Greek Sacred Architecture
With Reference to the Temple Precinct at Delphi and the Acropolis of Athens
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8363734 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Estelle Alma Maré (corresponding author), Arthur Rapanos |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 30 |
| Pages | 10-51 |
| Publication date | 1984-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | de arte (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-3389 • E-ISSN: 2471-4100 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00043389.1984.11760990 |
| OpenAlex | W2561373170 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
HYPOTHESESThe temple complexes of Apollo (Delphi) and the Parthenon (Acropolis, Athens) demonstrate that: 1. Classical Greek architecture was purposely developed into a perceived totality, using its approach environs in a conscious application of serial vision1 to heighten the participant's2 awareness of the Main Temple.2. Classical Greek architecture was not exclusively an architecture of three classical orders, but an architecture on two hierarchical levels: viz. the divine order, a perfect, eternal Doric Temple relating to earth, sky and horizons, and a secondary human order of auxiliary buildings characterized by complexity3 and ambiguity4 in the sense of being imperfect, restless, of varied design and not oriented to a geometrical axis, in order to contrast with the Divine Doric order embodied in the Main Temple.3. The Propylaea, Erechtheum and Temple of Athena Nike, all three on the Acropolis of Athens, as well as the various small buildings along the Sacred Way at Delphi, are examples of buildings
Ambiguity · Art · Linguistics · Visual arts · Architecture · Historical and Architectural Studies · History · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
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| Citation span | 1995 - 1995 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |