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You gotta give Greece credit - Vancouver Sun


You gotta give Greece credit
Vancouver Sun
Yet they're still the favoured, traditional mode of transportation on the Greek island of Santorini. They are the famous donkeys that schlep people and ...

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A Tale of Two Châteaux - Wall Street Journal

A Tale of Two Châteaux
Wall Street Journal
Nothing could provide a more stark contrast than the architecture of the two chateaux, which are among the most dramatic in all of Bordeaux. ...

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Unholy trinity sets up bank failures - Asia Times Online

Unholy trinity sets up bank failures
Asia Times Online
"More than anything else, my goal was, from the very beginning, to create a structure and an architecture reflective of the 21st century in which we live, ...

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Southie rowhouse gets makeover - Boston Herald

Southie rowhouse gets makeover
Boston Herald
This doorway's interior also features fluted-column Greek Revival-style woodwork on the inside, topped with a pediment. The door opens into a 6-by-4-foot ...


Porches welcome world with function, flair - The Detroit News

Porches welcome world with function, flair
The Detroit News
However, porches aren't a modern architectural phenomenon. Historically, some of the oldest porches on record are the stately porticos on Greek buildings. ...


Here is where the word greek architecture column was used in the news recently.
Antique Lamps – A Greek Subject Lamp Of Gods And Men
Architectural styles have been inspired by elements of old Greek temples, with the use of massive marble Corinthian and Doric columns, decorative friezes and grand stair cases. These revisits are broadly known today as periods of “Greek ...
Why were columns an important part of Greek architecture?
Can anyone tell me Why columns were an important part of Greek architecture? Also what were some characteristics of three distinct architectual types the Doric, the Ionic, and the Corinthian?