A Research On Spatial Morphology Of Alexandria (331 BC To 30 BC)

Alexandria was built in 331 BC,The city of Alexandria was not only an important economic and cultural center during the Hellenistic period.The spatial form of the city is dominated by Hippopotamus: On the one hand,Alexandria City inherits Greek network layout;on the other hand,as a national melting pot,the application of grid is simplified.From the spatial form perspective,the most important buildings in the ancient city of Alexandria,such as the city walls,roads,watercourses,temples,altars,theaters and squares,they have commonalities,That is,they are all part of the urban public life and urban public space.The main content of this paper is "the urban space form of Alexandria between 331 BC and 30 BC",This paper is divided into two parts: preface and text.Introduction to what is meant by brief history of the city,archaeological excavations in Alexandria,"urban space form" in turn,and studies of "Alexandria" in the research,the article innovations made in this paper.The body part explains the layout style of Greek cities before the establishment of Alexandria,and then describes the history of the urban space.Then,according to Kevin Lynch design idea,who is American humanistic urban planners.Elaborating the urban space form from the five elements such as the border,the path,the sign,the node and the area,and on this basis,he analyzes the urban form influencing factors in Alexandria city,and finally,the paper discusses the influence of urban space form and urban life between 331 BC and 30 BC.