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Classical Art 古典藝術

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The ancient Greeks loved art. They made all kinds of works of art. This included pottery, paintings, sculptures, and murals. The Greeks even considered their buildings to be works of art. So they made beautifully designed buildings as well.

古希臘人熱愛藝術，他們製作各種的藝術品，包含了陶器、繪畫、雕刻與壁畫。希臘人甚至視他們的建築物為藝術品，所以也建造了很多美輪美奐的建築。

Many examples of pottery have survived from ancient Greece. Pottery in ancient Greece had two functions. People used it to eat or drink from. And they used it for decorations. Many Greek ceramics have beautiful pictures painted on them. These pictures often show stories from Greek mythology.

古希臘留存下許多陶器樣本。古希臘的陶器有兩個用處，用於飲食還有裝飾。許多希臘的陶器上有美麗的圖畫，圖畫多為訴說希臘神話。

Sculpture was highly prized in ancient Greece. The Greeks made sculptures from either stone or bronze. Many stone sculptures have survived to today. But few bronze sculptures have. The Greeks depicted the people in sculptures exactly as they looked in real life.

雕刻在古希臘更是受到讚賞。希臘人以石頭或青銅來雕刻，許多石雕存留至今，銅雕則不然。希臘人所雕出來的人就像是現實生活中的人一樣栩栩如生。

As for architecture, many Greek buildings still exist today. One important feature of these buildings is their columns. The Greeks made three types of columns: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. Doric columns were the simplest. They had very plain designs. Ionic columns had flutes, or lines, carved into them from the top to the bottom. They were also more decorative than Doric columns. Corinthian columns were the most decorative ones of all. Their tops—called capitals—often had flowers or other designs on them. And they also had flutes.

至於建築，許多希臘建築留存至今。這些建築的其中一個特點就是它們的圓柱，希臘人有三種類型的圓柱──多力克柱式、愛奧尼柱式與科林斯柱式。多力克柱式為最簡單的單純設計。愛奧尼柱式上有由上到下的雕刻凹槽，或說線條，比多力克柱式要來的多裝飾。科林斯柱式為這三種中最多裝飾的柱式。又稱為柱頭的頂部常有雕花或是其他設計，也有凹槽的設計。