Greek architecture is one of the earliest styles of architecture. It is also one of the main precursors of the modern architecture we see today. Although there are very few Greek masterpieces left to see to this day, they are still masterpieces to behold. Architectural styles are used for decoration and structure. Greek architecture is not just for the glamor and decoration, but also for the creative method and styles in which a building was constructed. Greek architecture originated in Crete, formed by the Dorians, hence the Doric columns. In Greece, the Dorians developed their building forms at such a rapid pace that between the 10th and 6th centuries. BC, a defined building system was established or what we call architecture. However, before the evolution of the great marble temples of the 5th century BC, there were undoubtedly stages of development during which walls were made of sun-dried bricks and roofs, friezes and columns were made of wood (info please).Different styles Columns used in ancient Greece include Doric, Ionic and Corinthian columns. These different types vary from simple to complex, depending on the type of building or the wealth of the owner of the house. Doric is the simplest of the three column types and has little or no elaborate design. There is a capital at the top of the column, which is usually round or square. Then there is the shaft, the long, tall part of the column, usually with vertical groves. But what makes the Doric order unique is that it has no base, which makes it unique in its own way from other orders (Bruce R.). The Doric style was also the first of three types used, first in wood, then later in...... middle of paper....... "Ancient Greece. Ancient Greece.org. 2002. Internet. http://www.ancient-greece.org/architecture/minoan-archi.html “Origins of Greek Architecture” 2012. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. of Columbia. http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/world/greek-architecture-origins-greek-architecture.html “The Parthenon 2002. Internet http://www.ancient-greece”. .org/architecture/parthenon.html “The Parthenon”. University Press Inc. 2003. Web http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Parthenon 2014. Wikimedia Foundation. Inc. Web. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ParthenonRodenwaldt, The Acropolis Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1958. Thompson, Homer and RE, The Agora of Athens. . Princeton: The American School of Classical Studies at Athens., 1972.