Development of the Doric Order in Mainland Greece (7th–4th centuries BCE)

1. Earliest Doric temple at Thermon takes shape

   Jan 1, 630 BCELabels: Sanctuary of, Doric Prototype

   • MIT Dome
   • Thermos

2. Terracotta roof systems spread at Thermon

   Jan 1, 610 BCELabels: Thermon Roofs, Terracotta Metopes

   • Thermos
   • UMich VRC

3. Heraion at Olympia built as early Doric peripteral temple

   Jan 1, 580 BCELabels: Heraion Olympia, Peripteral Temple

   • Heraion Olympia
   • Hera

4. Temple of Artemis at Corfu shows fully developed Doric elements

   Jan 1, 580 BCELabels: Temple of, Corinthian Colony

   • Artemis Corfu
   • Corfu

5. Hekatompedon on the Athenian Acropolis advances stone Doric

   Jan 1, 570 BCELabels: Hekatompedon Athens, Acropolis Project

   • Hekatompedon

6. Temple of Apollo at Corinth demonstrates large-scale stone Doric

   Jan 1, 540 BCELabels: Temple of, Monolithic Columns

   • WHE Corinth
   • Apollo Corinth

7. Triglyph-and-metope frieze becomes Doric’s visual signature

   Jan 1, 525 BCELabels: Triglyph-Metope Frieze, Doric Decoration

   • Doric Order
   • Triglyph

8. Temple of Aphaia helps finalize Late Archaic Doric design

   Jan 1, 500 BCELabels: Temple of, Aegina Sanctuary

   • Brown Aphaia
   • Aphaia

9. Archaic Doric building programs disrupted by Persian Wars

   Jan 1, 480 BCELabels: Persian Wars, Sanctuary Destruction

   • Sounion

10. Temple of Zeus at Olympia sets a Classical Doric benchmark

    Jan 1, 470 BCELabels: Temple of, Classical Benchmark

    • MIT Dome
    • Zeus Olympia

11. Parthenon combines Doric structure with Ionic refinements

    Jan 1, 447 BCELabels: Parthenon, Ionic Refined

    • EBSCO
    • Parthenon

12. Temple of Poseidon at Sounion rebuilt in mature Classical Doric

    Jan 1, 444 BCELabels: Temple of, State Building

    • Sounion
    • UMich VRC

13. Temple of Apollo at Bassae preserves Doric while mixing orders

    Jan 1, 420 BCELabels: Temple of, Mixed Orders

    • UNESCO
    • Bassae

14. Fourth-century Delphi temple confirms Doric’s lasting authority

    Jan 1, 330 BCELabels: Delphi Temple, 4th-century Reconstruction

    • Delphi Site
    • Spintharus