The Stoa:

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The Stoa

• Early Beginnings and its importance in Greek
  society

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What is a Stoa?

• A freestanding portico that is much longer than
  it is wide.
• One of the lengths is a solid wall while the
  other is a colonnade
• Sometimes the solid wall contains rooms as well

Painted Stoa in Athens
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South Stoa at Samos

• Narrowness is ideal for building the roof
• Purpose built to define the sanctuary and
  provide shelter for visitors of processions
• Divided into 3 parts to make it more structurally
  sound

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South Stoa at Samos
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Stoa at Naxians
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Stoa of Zeus
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Stoa of Zeus
Statue of Winged Nike from the Stoa of Zeus
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L.M. III in Aghia Triadha

• Thought to be an
• early market

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Stoas of the Hellenistic Period served a civic
function
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Stoa of Attalos II
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Stoa of Attalos II
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Stoa of Attalos II
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Stoa of Attalos II
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Stoa of Attalos II
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Stoa Basileios (Royal Stoa)
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Stoa Basileios (Royal Stoa)
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Adaptations through Time

• Stoa at Brauron

• San Marcos Piazza
• Venice, Italy

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Adaptations through Time

• Stoa of Attalos II

• Davis Farmers Market

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Resources

• J.J. Coulton, The Architectural Developments of
  the Greek Stoa
• John M. Camp, The Athenian Agora Excavations in
  the Heart of Classical Athens