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Ancient Greek Architecture Comparison Table


 * Buildings being compared || Lord Hills Column || Temple of Hephaestus ||
 * Location || stands outside the Shirehall (similar to county offices) in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England || Near the Parthenon in Athens, Greece ||
 * year(s) built || 1814 to 1816 || 449 to 415 BCE ||
 * type(s) of columns || Doric || Doric ||
 * Materials used to build || Grinshill stone || marble ||
 * Purpose || to honor Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill, who served England during the Napoleonic Wars, including the Peninsula Campaign and the Battle of Waterloo. || To honer Hephaetus,god of the forge. ||



The Doric Comparison **By Brandon Williams** ECE Students The Doric column was widely used in ancient Greece as a decorative support for their massive temples to their gods and goddesses that they believed in, such as the temple of Hephaestus in Athens, Greece. The Doric column has survived the ages and has been used in many buildings around the world such as the Lord Hill's Column in Shropshire, England. The temple of Hephaestus in Athens, Greece was built around the years of 449 to 415 BCE and is made of marble. The temple was made to honer the god of the forge Hephaestus. The Lord hill's column in Shropshire, England is the largest Doric column in the world at 133 feet tall and was built out of Grinshill stone around the years of 1814-1816. the column was built to honor Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill, who served England during the Napoleonic Wars, including the Peninsula Campaign and the Battle of Waterloo. Though the two buildings were built in different times and places the buildings are very much alike. the lord hill's column dominates the skyline of Shropshire and the temple of Hephaestus does the same for Athens. The Doric columns they both share is another way they are the same. To give a brief description a Doric column is a pillar with groves running down its edges and ends at the top with a scroll shape. The Doric column was not the strongest column and was usual reserved for small to medium sized buildings. Other examples of Doric columns can be found in the Lincoln memorial and the Second Bank of the United States. Lord hill's column and the temple of Hephaestus, although very alike, are different in a few ways besides their location and time they were built. The lord hill's tower is made of Grinshill stone and the temple of Hephaestus is made of marble. Another difference is that the lord hill's column is a single Doric column and the temple of Hephaestus is held up by Doric columns. To conclude the lord hill's column and the temple of Hephaestus are similar and different in many ways there most conman aspect is their Doric columns. This shows that Doric columns are useful and have survived the test of time. The Doric column support or decorative piece? Either one and you still get the same result, a piece of architectural wonder that has survived the ages.