Free Greek Column Pictures: 36 Photos of Greek Temples and Roman Columns
36 free pictures of Greek and Roman columns and the temples they hold up, all real photos from our travels: the Parthenon and the Erechtheion in Athens, the Pantheon and Trajan’s Column in Rome, the colonnades of Jerash, the Temple of Trajan at Pergamon, Petra, Persepolis and Knossos, and Greek-style columns on later buildings in Berlin, Paris and Vienna. Good for school projects on ancient Greece and Rome, slides and book covers.
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Greek temples in Athens: the Parthenon and the Erechtheion
The Parthenon on the Acropolis, the Erechtheion with its Porch of the Caryatids and the Temple of Hephaestus in the Ancient Agora. The Parthenon and the Temple of Hephaestus are Doric, the Erechtheion is Ionic.
Rome: the Pantheon, the Forum and Trajan’s Column
The portico of the Pantheon with its Corinthian columns, Trajan’s Column and Trajan’s Forum, temple ruins and the Column of Phocas in the Roman Forum and a carved column on the Palatine.
Roman columns and temples around the Mediterranean
The colonnaded street and the Corinthian Temple of Artemis in Jerash, the Temple of Hercules on the Amman Citadel and the Temple of Trajan at Pergamon. Croatia and Morocco add the Temple of Augustus in Pula and the Capitol at Volubilis, with ancient columns in the Old City of Jerusalem too.
Columns in Petra, Persepolis, Knossos and Egypt
The Treasury, rock tombs with columns and colonnade ruins in Petra, ruined columns in the Negev desert and the tall columns of Persepolis near Shiraz. Knossos on Crete has its reconstructed red Minoan columns, and Egypt adds the carved columns of a temple and a single temple column in Luxor.
Greek-style columns in Berlin, Paris and Vienna
Classical columns on later buildings: the Brandenburg Gate with its Quadriga and the Altes Museum colonnade in Berlin, the church of La Madeleine and the Louvre colonnade in Paris and the Austrian Parliament on the Ringstrasse in Vienna.
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Questions about these column and temple pictures
Can I use these Greek column pictures for free?
Yes, for personal and commercial projects. All we ask is a link back to BigFoto.com; the box at the top of the page has a credit link you can copy.
What is the difference between Doric, Ionic and Corinthian columns?
Look at the capital at the top. Doric columns have a plain capital, Ionic columns have a capital with two scroll-shaped volutes, and Corinthian columns have a capital carved with acanthus leaves. On this page, the Parthenon and the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens are Doric, the Erechtheion is Ionic, and the Pantheon portico in Rome and the Temple of Artemis in Jerash are Corinthian.
Are these Greek or Roman columns?
Both. The temples in Athens are Greek, while the columns in Rome, Jerash, Pergamon, Volubilis and Pula are Roman. You will also find the red Minoan columns of Knossos, the columns of Persepolis, the rock-cut Treasury at Petra and Greek-style columns on later buildings in Berlin, Paris and Vienna.
