An Investigation of the Role of Architectural Orders in Greek Temple Orientation

An analysis of 131 Greek temple orientations is presented with the aim to determine whether specific architectural orders can be linked certain orientations, whilst seeking conventions for a number temples, which combine two or even all three orders. The results this study indicate an apparent preference Doric temples towards declinations visited by sun during year, although not necessarily most important annual solar events in ancient cultures (e.g. solstices). observed data concentration within week from equinoxes calls us revisit importance time thinking and link its religious cosmological spheres, aside calendric timekeeping significance.