Question

Which Greek order has an entablature with a three-panel architrave and a decorated frieze?

Answer 1

Answer:

The Greek order that has an entablature with a three-panel architrave and a decorated frieze is the Ionic order.

Explanation:

The Ionic order is one of the three main styles of Classical Greek architecture - the other two being the Doric and the Corinthian. The Ionic order appeared during the mid 6th-century BC in Ionia, which was located in the southern part of Asia Minor. The Greek started to practice this order in mainland around the 5th-century BC, especially in the Archaic Period (750-480 BC).

Main characteristics of the Ionic order:

• The Ionic columns always have a base - they are slender columns
• The Ionic columns are fluted - with a number of 24 hollow flutes in the shaft
• The entablature which rests on the columns has three parts:

1. an architrave - it is plain and divided into two or three bands
2. a frieze - it rests on the architrave and it is really decorated and sculptural - the motifs are narrative and in bas-relief style
3. a cornice - built with dentils (spaced ends), a crown and a cyma - to support the roof            

Answer 2

The Ionic Greek order has an entablature with a three-panel architrave and a decorated frieze. Compared to Doric Greek order, Ionic style is more decorative. It consists of scrolls above its shaft. The most common temple that uses Ionic Greek order is the Temple of Athena Nike in Athens.