To us it's the space at the top of a house; in Ancient Greece it was an architectural order named for Athens' region
[DOC] [TLE] Greek Architecture - Crystalinks [PAR] Ancient Greek architecture is best known from its temples, many of which are ... 
the Greek temple.....placed before us with a physical presence more intense, 
more alive ... into three defined orders: the Doric Order, the Ionic Order and the 
Corinthian ...