Topography & Architecture midterm

Roman

An oversized pediment indicates ___ design.

Bearing = borne features (balance)

What is the concept of the sacred skeleton?

Materials and stature far exceed the function of the building; also exceeds technology used domestically

What is superarchitecture?

Altar

What feature is the architecture of a temple centered around?

Sacred garden

What is the alsos of a temple?

Symmetrical H-plan

Describe the architectural plan of the antis.

Propylon (entrance) and exit

What part of the temple is off the architectural axis?

Entrance, temenos, enclosure, alsos, exit

Order of temple rooms

Emotion/sentiment (good vs. evil, demons and chimeras)

Describe Archaic Doric architecture and design.

no building obstructs the view of another from the entrance

What is significant about the layout of the sanctuary at Olympia?

Altar of Ash

The Temple of Hera was built next to (rather than in front of) what older, pre-existing architectural piece?