TIMELINE OF

ANCIENT GREECE
ARCHITECTURE
MAP OF ANCIENCE GREECE KRISTINA BASNET
S O U R C E : h t t p s: / / w w w . b t e . o r g / m a p / o f / a n c i e n c e / g r e e c e ADITI ADHIKARI
ASHWINI MALLA
R E S H A A C H A R YA
 PALACE OF PHAISTOS PYLOS PALACE HEROON AT LEFKANDI

TEMPLE OF ATHENA AT
PALACE OF KNOSSOS PRONAIA
PALACE OF MYCENAE

ca. 1300 BCE 950-900 BCE

1700-1450 BCE

6
4
ca. 1900 BCE 2 1600-1200 BCE ca. 700 BCE

3 5
1 MINOAN PERIOD MYCENEAN PERIOD GREEK DARK AGE
 TEMPLE OF APOLLO TEMPLE OF OLYMPIAN
ZEUS ACROPOLIS OF RHODES

LIBRARY OF
TEMPLE OF HERA ALEXANDRIA
PARTHENON , ATHENS

ca. 500 BCE ca. 305-290 BCE

ca. 450-500 BCE

12
10
650-590 BCE 8 447-432 BCE ca. 300 BCE

9 11 HELENISTIC PERIOD

7 ARCHAIC PERIOD CLASSICAL PERIOD

 ANCIENT GREECE

MINOA
N
PERIOD
3 0 0 0 - 11 0 0 B C

S O U R C E : h t t p s: / / h i d d e n a r c h i t e c t u r e . n e t / p a l a c e - o f -k n o s s o s/
 PA L A C E O F K N O S S O S c a . 1 9 0 0 B C E

PALACE O F K NO SSO S NO W
SOURCEhttps://hiddenarchitecture.net/palace-of-knossos/

P LA N O F PA LA C E O F K N O SSO S
SOURCEhttps://hiddenarchitecture.net/palace-of-knossos/

• Location: South Coast of Island of Crete,

Greece
• B u i l d i n g Te c h n i q u e : a s h l a r m a s o n r y, m u d
bricks and rubble
PALACE O F K NO SSO S TH EN • Had multiple courtyards, rooms and storage
SOURCEhttps://hiddenarchitecture.net/palace-of-knossos/ areas.
 PA L A C E O F P H A I S T O S 1 7 0 0 - 1 4 5 0 B C E

PALACE O F P H AISTO S NO W
SOURCEhttps://www.joshobrouwers.com/phaistosplan

P LA N O F PA LA C EO F P H A ISTO S
SOURCEhttps://www.joshobrouwers.com/phaistosplan

• Location: South Coast of Island of Crete,

Greece
• B u i l d i n g Te c h n i q u e : a s h l a r m a s o n r y, m u d
bricks and rubble
PALACE O F P H AISTO S TH EN • Had multiple courtyards, rooms and storage
SOURCEhttps://www.joshobrouwers.com/phaistosplan areas.
 ANCIENT GREECE

MYCENE
AN
PERIOD
1 6 0 0 - 11 0 0 B C

SOURCEhttps://www.thearchaeologist.org-prehistoric-greece
 PA L A C E O F M Y C E N A E 1 6 0 0 - 1 2 0 0 B C E

PALACE O F MYCENAE NO W
SOURCEhttps://www.greecetaxi.gr/mycenae-tour

P LA N O F PA LA C E O F K N O SSO S
SOURCEhttps://hiddenarchitecture.net/palace-of-MYCENAE

• Location: Southwestern Coast of Peloponnese

Peninsula, Greece
• Building Materials: Limestone, mud
• Had multiple courtyard and terraces
PALACE O F MYCENAE TH EN
SOURCEhttps://www.thearchaeologist.org-prehistoric-greece
decorated with sculptures
 P Y L O S PA L A C E c a . 1 3 0 0 B C E

P Y LO S PA LA C E N O W
SOURCEhttps://greece.terrabook.com/wp-content/uploads/9/

P LAN O F P YLO S PALACE

SOURCEhttps://www.brown.edu/Departments/Joukowsky_Institute

• Location: Southwestern Coast of Peloponnese

Peninsula, Greece
• Building Materials: Limestone, mud
• Had multiple courtyard and terraces
3 D R EG EN ER ATIO N O F P Y LO S PA LA C E
SOURCEhttps://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/
decorated with sculptures
 ANCIENT GREECE

GREEK
DARK
AGE
c a . 11 0 0 - 8 0 0 B C

SOURCEhttps://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2
 T E M P L E O F AT H E N A P R O N A I A c a . 7 0 0 B C E

RUINS OF THE TEMPLE NOW

S O U R C E d a t a : i m a g e/j p e g ; b a s e 6 4, /9 j/4 A A Q S k Z J R g A B A Q A A A Q A D/ 2

P L A N O F T E M P L E O F AT H E N A P R O N A I A
SOURCEhttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5

• Location: Delphi, a municipality of Greece

• Building Materials: Limestone
• Built in Doric style with altars and
R EC O N S TR U C TI O N O F TEMP LE O F ATH EN A P R O N A I A A N D ATH EN A
treasuries.
SOURCEhttps://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2
 H E R O O N AT L E F K A N D I c a . 9 5 0 - 9 0 0 B C E

H ER O O N AT LEF K A N D I N O W
SOURCEhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lefkandi

P LA N O F H ER O O N AT LEF K A N D I
SOURCEhttps://www.thoughtco.com/lefkandi-greece-village

• Location: Between islands of Chalkis and

Eretria
• B u i l d i n g M a t e r i a l s : C l a y, m u d , c e r a m i c s
• Had large apsidal structures with multiple
2 D R E G E N ER AT I O N O F H E R O O N AT L EF K A N D I
SOURCEhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lefkandi rooms.
 ANCIENT GREECE

ARCHAIC
PERIOD
800-480 BC

SOURCEhttps://www.pinterest.es/pin/426293920948879294/
 T E M P L E O F H E R A AT O LY M P I A 6 0 0 - 5 9 0 B C E

TEMPLE OF HERA NOW

SOURCE https:/ / upl o a d.wi ki m e di a .o r g / wi ki pe di a / Te m pl e _ o f_ He r a _

P L A N O F T E M P L E O F H E R A AT O LY M P I A
S O U R C E h t t p s : / / c o m m o n s . w i k i m e d i a . o r g / P l a n _ o f _ t h e _ Te m p l e _ o f _ H e r a _

• Location: Olympia, Greece

• Building Materials: Limestone, mud brick,
stone, terracotta tiles
TEMPLE OF HERA 3D RECONSTRUCTION • Built in Doric style with altars, columns,
SOURCEhttps://www.pinterest.es/pin/426293920948879294/
statue and sculptures.
 TEMPLE OF APOLLO ca. 430-400 BCE

TEMPLE OF APOLLO NOW

SOURCE: https:/ / upl o a d.wi ki m e di a .o r g / Te m pl e _ o f_ Apo l l O_ Co r i nt

PLAN OF TEMPLE OF APOLLO

SOURCE https:/ / upl o a d.wi ki m e di a .o r g / _ Te m pl e _ o f_ Apo l l o _ P l a n.sv g

• Location: Corinth, Greece

• Building Materials: Limestone ,Tuff including
Parian marble columns.
• Doric peripeteral style temple.

TEMPLE OF APOLLO 3D RECONSTRUCTION

AND APOLLO
SOURCE: h t t p s : / / p b s . t w i m g . c o m / m e d i a / E n r w v j y X M A AY J 6 i . j p g
 ANCIENT GREECE

CLASSIC
AL
PERIOD
ca. 480-323 BC

SOURCEhttp://art-now-and-then.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-parthenon.html
 PA R T H E N O N AT AT H E N S c a . 4 4 7 - 4 3 2 B C E

PA RT H E N O N AT AT H E N S N O W

SOURCEhttps://upload.wikimedia.org/The_Parthenon_in_Athens.jpg

PA RT H E N O N AT P LA N
S O U R C E h t t p s : / / c o m m o n s . w i k i m e d i a . o r g / P l a n _ o f _ t h e _ Te m p l e _ o f _ H e r a _

• Location: Athens, Greece

• Building Materials: Pantelic marbles,
• Built friezes, pediments, metopes.
PA RT H E N O N AT AT H E N S 3 D R E C O N S T R U C T I O N
SOURCEhttp://art-now-and-then.blogspot.com/the-parthenon.html
 T E M P L E O F O LY M P I A N Z E U S
ca. AROUND 500 BCE

T E M P L E O F O LY M P I A N Z E U S N O W
SOURCE: https:/ / e n.wi ki pe di a .o r g / Te m pl e _ o f_ Z e us,_ Athe ns

PLAN OF TEMPLE OF ZEUS

SOURCE https:/ / upl o a d.wi ki m e di a .o r g / wi ki pe di a / Te m pl e _ o f_ Z e us

• Location: Olympia, Greece

• Building Materials: Limestone ,Parian marble,
Pentelic marble.
• Doric style temple.

TEMPLE OF ZEUS 3D RECONSTRUCTION AND

ZEUS
SOURCE: https://i.pinimg.com/736x/67/f7/f9/67f7f9
 ANCIENT GREECE

HELLENIST
IC PERIOD
ca. 323- 31 BC

SOURCEhttps://www.transcend.org/destruction-of-literary-heritage
 LIBR A RY OF A LEX A N D R IA ca . 30 0 BC E

LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA RUINS

S O U R C E : h t t p s: / / u p l o a d . w i k i m e d i a . o r g /w i k i p e d i a/ A l e x a n d r i a _ -

LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA PLAN

SOURCEhttps://www.archiweb.cz/en/b/bibliotheca-alexandrina

• Location: Alexandria, Egypt

• Building Materials: Granite from Aswan,
wood, bricks
R EIMA G IN ATIO N O F LI BR A RY O F A LEX A N D R IA • Brick columns, dining, reading room, lecture
SOURCEhttps://www.transcend.org/destruction-of-literary\
halls.
 ACROPOLIS OF RHODES ca. 305-290

T E M P L E O F O LY M P I A N Z E U S N O W
SOURCE: https://www.rhodesguide.com/media_www/

PLAN OF ACROPOLIS OF RHODES

SOURCEhttps://static.cambridge.org/binary/ver

• Location:Rodos, Greece
• Building Materials: White marble, Bronze,
Stone
TEMPLE OF ZEUS 3D RECONSTRUCTION
• Sphendone, proedries, columns
SOURCE: https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/82c20c4b-
THANK YOU!
 REFERENCES
Minoan Period:

• Palace of Knossos: Branigan, K. (1970). The Palace of Minos at Knossos. Journal of Hellenic Studies, 90, 117-118.
• Palace of Phaistos: Hood, S. (1971). The Minoans: Crete in the Bronze Age. Thames & Hudson.

Mycenaean Period:

• Palace of Mycenae: Chadwick, J. (1976). The Mycenaean World. Cambridge University Press.
• Pylos Palace: Shelmerdine, C. W. (2008). The Cambridge Companion to the Aegean Bronze Age. Cambridge University Press.

Greek Dark Age:

• Temple of Athena Pronaia at Delphi: "Delphi." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., n.d. Web. 01 Apr. 2021.
• Heroon at Lefkandi: "Heroon at Lefkandi." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., n.d. Web. 01 Apr. 2021.

Archaic Period:

• Temple of Hera at Olympia: "Olympia." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2023.
• Temple of Apollo at Corinth: https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/artifact?name=Corinth%20Temple%20of%20Apollo&object=Building

Classical Period:

• Parthenon at Athens: https://www.ancient-greece.org/architecture/parthenon.html

• Temple of Olympian Zeus at Athens: https://www.ancient-greece.org/architecture/olympieion.html

Hellenistic Period:

• Library of Alexandria: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Library-of-Alexandria

• Acropolis of Rhodes: https://www.gtp.gr/TDirectoryDetails.asp?ID=16660
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14. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/Temple_of_Hera_
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19. https://www.transcend.org/destruction-of-literary-heritage
20. https://www.rhodesguide.com/media_www/
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22. https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/82c20c4b-