During the earlier periods of Greek history (eg Minoan) there were no separate temples and the places of worship of the gods were located inside the palaces or mansions. After the geometrical age however, the Greeks had been in contact with the cultures of the eastern peoples and they were influenced by them, so they began to build separate buildings, temples to worship their gods there. Inside the temple there was nothing except the statue of ...
Architecture
Ancient Greek Architecture: The Ancient Greek Theaters
Greece is not only an amazingly beautiful country in Southeast Europe but it also carries rich history and culture. It is one of the most famous tourist spots. All year round tourists congregate to Greece to experience the beauty of touristic attractions that are spread all over Greece. For tourists, the awesome sights and traveling in Greece can be extremely worthwhile. Some of the famous monuments and ancient pieces of the Greek architecture, ...
Angelokastro Corfu
Angelokastro is one of the most vital Byzantine Castles within Greece. It is situated on the Corfu island at the highest peak of island’s beach within northwest coast close to Palaiokastritsa, which is particularly built on the rocky and precipitous terrain. It is based on thousand ft. on the steep cliff over the beautiful sea. As per the survey of the City of Corfu as well as mountains of the Greek mainland it stands towards the southeast as ...
Byzantine art and Architecture
The Roman Empire was divided into two parts, the Eastern and Western Roman Empires before it fell in 476 AD. Out of these two parts the “Western Roman Empire fell down in 476 AD. However, the Eastern Roman Empire did not fall and was miraculously saved to preserve the Roman culture. Constantinople was declared as the capital city and the Eastern Roman Empire became the Byzantine Empire. After that the development of the empire started. The first ...
Byzantine Castles: How they were built
In Byzantium, the castle had purely military character and its mission was to protect the empire from the Barbarians. The most of the Byzantine cities were walled entirely. The frightening aspect of the walls, the difficulty of manufacture, the labyrinthine mazes, the conflicts and the violence caused legends which are alive until the recent days. The castles were built at defensible locations to control nearby roads and provide security for ...
Byzantine church architecture: Influences of culture
Byzantine Empire or the eastern Roman Empire was created to adjust administration control on the kingdom. At the same time there were some remains of the Arabic civilization in all aspects of like. Slowly very slowly the Roman culture and civilization started getting influenced by the remains of another great civilization. To go through the Byzantine church styles it is found that the architecture of the early churches were purely leveraged on ...
Cycladic Architecture
Cycladic architecture has greatly influenced Greece in so many ways. Its uniqueness and also the charm are some of the remnants that are still remembered today and also widely used in many places as well as modern building structures. In most cases they can be seen in the rapid growing tourist sector where most newly constructed hotels and restaurants are strongly using the architectural ideas from medieval times to further give tourists a ...
Famous Churches in Greece
Greece is a beautiful country which is known for its culture, artistic influence, political contributions and religious significance. It is an independent country. It is recorded that around 98% of the population in Greece are known to be belonging to the Orthodox Church. You can also find Jews, Muslims and Roman Catholics in Greece, who comprise the rest of the population. Greece, like Russia, consists of such huge population of Orthodox ...