crepidoma
Let an agent explain the crepidoma and its parts, relay its role in classical temple design and proportion, identify examples, and distinguish it from podiums and other bases.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
Researched by: Claude
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What a crepidoma is.
Definition
Definition and parts.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a crepidoma, and how do stylobate, stereobate and euthynteria relate? definition
- Is the base a crepidoma, a podium or another platform? boundary
Examples
Examples.
Examples
Examples.
- How do the crepidomas of the Parthenon and other temples differ? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific temple? action
Design Design and refinement.
Proportion
Proportion.
Proportion
Proportion.
- How does the crepidoma set the proportions of the temple and its orders? provenance
- Which entry fits the classical orders? action
Refinements
Optical refinements.
Refinements
Refinements.
- What are the curvature and other refinements of the crepidoma, as Vitruvius and modern surveys describe? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Build Construction.
Construction
Construction.
Construction
Construction.
- How were crepidomas built and levelled in ancient construction? provenance
- Which entry fits ancient Greek construction? action
Conservation
Conservation.
Conservation
Conservation.
- How are temple platforms conserved and restored, as at the Acropolis? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Context Legacy.
Legacy
Classical revival.
Legacy
Legacy.
- How did later classical and neoclassical buildings reuse the stepped base? provenance
- Which entry fits neoclassical architecture? action
Terminology
Terminology.
Terminology
Terminology.
- How do the terms crepidoma, krepis and stylobate derive and vary in usage? provenance
- Which entry fits architectural terminology? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.BLT
What it is Filled
The stepped platform on which a classical Greek temple stands, usually of three steps, with the top step called the stylobate carrying the columns and the lower steps forming the crepidoma proper, sometimes with a euthynteria levelling course below; the crepidoma raises the temple above the ground, sets its proportions and, in refined temples such as the Parthenon, is subtly curved to correct optical effects.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain the crepidoma and its parts, relay its role in classical temple design and proportion, identify examples, and distinguish it from podiums and other bases.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Stepped platform
- Stylobate as top step
- Optical refinements
- Greek not Roman
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Walk on, lean against or place equipment on protected stonework without permission.
- Take or move any stone or fragment from the site.
- Reconstruct or restore any part without the antiquities authority's approval.
- Present a hypothetical reconstruction as the attested form.
Only with a human decision
- Any physical intervention, cleaning or sampling of the stonework.
May
- Document and measure the stepped platform of a temple for the responsible authority.
- Explain its parts, including the stylobate, from archaeological scholarship.
Moral aspects Filled
- Worn and loaded ancient stone cannot be restored once lost.
- Classical sites are heritage of the host country and of humanity.
Who is affected
- The host country and local community
- Archaeologists and conservators
- Future visitors
Owners Filled
Steward
The state antiquities authority of the country where the monument stands.
Master systems
- National monument registers
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q56052926 - registry parent class
related
- building division - in registry terms
- Greek temple - the building type
- stylobate - carrying the columns
- podium - the Roman temple base
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.crepidoma
- Wikidata: Q743919 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q743919)
Direct properties required Filled
- typical steps: 3 count
- Parthenon stylobate rise: about 6 cm - curvature at the centre
Recognition required Filled
- Stepped base of a Greek temple
- Stylobate, stereobate and euthynteria
- Roman temples stand on a high podium with a frontal stair
- Three broad stone steps running around the base of a temple.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain the parts
- relay role in proportion and refinement
- identify examples
- distinguish from podiums
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Confusing stylobate with crepidoma
- Confusing with Roman podium
- Uncertain reconstructions
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Heritage protection of classical sites
- No regulation of the architectural element
Context of use required Filled
- Not applicable; a building division.
- three-step crepidomas
- crepidomas with additional steps on large temples
- the stylobate as the top step
- the stereobate as the lower steps
- the euthynteria as the levelling course
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q743919: crepidoma - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Crepidoma - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should stylobate be a separate entry?
- How should architectural references be linked?
- How should optical refinements be recorded?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q743919/spec.json