CLAS 2P34 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Citycenter, Openair, Grid Plan
29 May 2016
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Develops into city-center in archaic period; center of trade, culture and politics. Unique idea: development of democracy since 5th century all male citizens can participate by voting for politicians. Large open space with commercial, political, court buildings, shrines and stoas for their government. Council house: for council of 500; 5th c, bc: legislation made here to take to the assembly, where elections were organized. Open-air courthouse for judicial matters - gods could take part. Invented in athens; developed in archaic period at the festival of dionysus on hill of acropolis = dances and songs about myths. By 5th c. bc comedy and tragedy performed. Development of the theater: seating: theatron where you sat and watched, performance area: orchestra, stage building: skene (scene building that the actors use that will be developed into the stage as it moves forward) No urban planning in the site, streets are narrow and winding = houses are small and simple = organic development.
