Architecture:
classical China
VS
classical Greece
Phillip Ji
Differences in style
China:
● 1.grand in size and dignified
● 2.regulated and harmonized
● 3.combine diversely
● 4.with complex decorations(animals,blessing words,)
● 5.symmetric in windows and doors
Greece:
● 1.harmonized and balanced
● 2.solemn and elegant
● 3.peaceful and clean
● 4.with delicated pattern(carve symolic plants,
gods and goddesses on columns)
D i ff e r e n c e s i n m a t e r i a l s
China:
wood(mortise and tenon joint) and rock
Greece:
limestone and granite
D i ff e r e n c e i n f u n c t i o n s
China:
palaces
sacrificial places
granaries
Greece:
temples
theaters
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