Beautiful temples were built by the Greeks.
The Greeks built beautiful temples.
The Athenians built the Parthenon.
The Parthenon was built by the Athenians.
In the 5th century a new temple was built by the people of Ankragas.
In the 5th century the people of Ankragas built a new temple.
The members of the assembly voted on the proposal.
The proposal was voted on by the members of the assembly.
An architect was hired by a building committee.
A building committee hired an architect.
The architect supervised the construction of the temple.
The construction of the temple was supervised by the architect.
The foundation was laid by the construction crew on solid bedrock.
The construction crew laid the foundation on solid bedrock.
They laid the foundation on solid bedrock.
The foundation was laid on solid bedrock.
The foundation was backfilled with soil.
They backfilled the foundation with soil.
They made the platform with squared blocks.
The platform was made with squared blocks.
A simple style of temple was preferred in mainland Greece.
They preferred a simple style of temple in mainland Greece.
They developed the simple Doric style a few decades before the more elaborate Ionic style.
The simple Doric style was developed a few decades before the more elaborate Ionic style.
Greek column styles are used by modern architects.
Modern architects use Greek column styles.
Construction cranes lift steel beams to great heights.
Steel beams are lifted to great heights by construction cranes.
The Doric style is distinguished from the Ionian style by its simplicity.
Its simplicity distinguishes the Doric style from the Ionian style.