Is The Parthenon in Athens a doric or ionic temple?
The parthenon temple is actually a very fine example of a doric temple You can tell them apart by looking at the columns: Doric: heavy almost bulky thick shafts with a very plain capital (top), the first style and often considered the purest and most antique Ionic: second style has quite slender shafts with a capital that is typically embellished with the two side scrolls Corinthian: latest style has a very ornate and embellished capital The Acropolis has temples in all styles, the Parthenon is doric, the Athena Nike for ex is ionic…
