The treasuries were buildings related to temples, and were built near the sanctuaries usually sheltering public (and rarely private) votive offerings. From the point of view of design they are usually small distyle in antis buildings. The most important treasuries were found at the Panhellenic sanctuaries in Olympia and Delphi. They appear either in Doric or in Ionic order. In some cases the Ionic columns were replaced by caryatids, such as in the treasuries of the Cnidians and the Siphnians at Delphi. The latter is dated around 525 B.C. and was decorated with a relief frieze and with high relief figures in the pediment. Each sculptured part was painted over and the multiple decoration gave the impression of a rather overembellished building for its size. The treasury of Massaliotes combined Ionic and Doric elements with capitals of a clearly Egyptian inspiration. At the same sanctuary, the most perfect example of a Doric treasury was dedicated by the Athenians around 500 B.C. In Olympia the treasury of Geloans was unusually large and had a ceramic cover of the cornice with elaborate painted patterns.

The use of stone in the construction of columns allowed the designing of stoas, which had one of their sides open, whereas at the same time offered protection from the weather. Thus, there were buildings appropriate for places where a lot of people assemble there such as markets, sanctuaries, gymnasia and theatres. Archaic stoas were revealed in various places, but their most magnificent examples were found in Samos. The stoas of the market and the gymnasium in every city were the areas for the commercial and political activity of men. Respectively, a meeting place for the women was the springs, which were usually situated inside small stoas. Two of the earliest and the most famous springs were that of Peirine in Corinth and the Enneakrounos -the water of which flowed from nine heads of lions in Athens.