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 Greek Architecture. 43 massive grandeur of earlier works. Oriental voluptuous- ness and sensuality gradually acquired an influence over the manly and highly-cultivated Hellenes, and the effect on their architecture was the substitution of profuse ornamentation for severity and purity of structure. Hand- some private residences, palaces and theatres were built Fig. 23.— Caryatid Porch of the Erechtheum. instead of temples, and the ornate Corinthian style may be looked upon as the offspring of the age. The transition from the Ionic to the Corinthian style can be seen in the temple of Athena Alea, at Tegea, erected by Scopas, th*e celebrated architect and sculptor, in 350 B.C. The Corinthian monuments in Athens itself are small ; the most characteristic is the choragic monument