Comparing The Parthenon And The Pantheon
The Parthenon and the Pantheon
The Parthenon and the Pantheon are architectural masterpieces, amazing feats of engineering and incredible works of art. When these buildings were completed, they set new standards for excellence and innovation. The Parthenon and the Pantheon are monuments to Greek and Roman engineering and excellent examples of the aesthetic superiority of classical architecture that continue to inspire us today.
The Parthenon is one of the most influential buildings of it’s time and is a symbol of democracy. The Parthenon is a magnificent marble temple built in the fifth century B.C., high up on a fortified acropolis overlooking the city of Athens. Perikles was general of Athens at the time and credited for establishing …show more content…
The temple also contained Ionic columns and an Ionic frieze filled with relief sculptures. The amount of sculpture and reliefs depicting Greek mythology was unprecedented. Although the columns look like single pieces of marble, they are not. Every stone was cut to fit and each Doric column built by assembling drums, and configuring them to fit proportionally with the rest of the structure creating a perfect example of the High Classical style of the mid fifth century Greece. (Zucker & Harris, …show more content…
To experience the grandeur of Parthenon, the citizens of Athens would walk up hill, along the sacred way. The path guided the visitors around the exterior of the temple where they would observe the magnificent Greek sculptures, marble columns, and ionic frieze running around the entire building. (Zucker & Harris, n.d.). The stroll around the building is an important element of the Parthenon visual experience, because the majority of the incredible art was on the outside of the temple. The inside of the temple is where Athena and the treasures were stored and it is unlikely citizens had the same access to the interior. In contrast, the exterior of the Pantheon is unassuming. Although the front porch is an excellent example of the Corinthian order, the entrance suggests another beautiful Greek temple, which of course is misleading because a masterpiece of Roman engineering, inside the Pantheon, awaits the uninitiated visitor. Upon entering the Pantheon, visitors experience the discovery of the depth and breadth of the open space and the highly decorated spherical structure of an unprecedented scale. (Cartwright, 2013). The symmetry and composition of the geometrical shapes, with light moving through space and time, would be an incredible experience, especially for first time
The Parthenon and the Pantheon are architectural masterpieces, amazing feats of engineering and incredible works of art. When these buildings were completed, they set new standards for excellence and innovation. The Parthenon and the Pantheon are monuments to Greek and Roman engineering and excellent examples of the aesthetic superiority of classical architecture that continue to inspire us today.
The Parthenon is one of the most influential buildings of it’s time and is a symbol of democracy. The Parthenon is a magnificent marble temple built in the fifth century B.C., high up on a fortified acropolis overlooking the city of Athens. Perikles was general of Athens at the time and credited for establishing …show more content…
The temple also contained Ionic columns and an Ionic frieze filled with relief sculptures. The amount of sculpture and reliefs depicting Greek mythology was unprecedented. Although the columns look like single pieces of marble, they are not. Every stone was cut to fit and each Doric column built by assembling drums, and configuring them to fit proportionally with the rest of the structure creating a perfect example of the High Classical style of the mid fifth century Greece. (Zucker & Harris, …show more content…
To experience the grandeur of Parthenon, the citizens of Athens would walk up hill, along the sacred way. The path guided the visitors around the exterior of the temple where they would observe the magnificent Greek sculptures, marble columns, and ionic frieze running around the entire building. (Zucker & Harris, n.d.). The stroll around the building is an important element of the Parthenon visual experience, because the majority of the incredible art was on the outside of the temple. The inside of the temple is where Athena and the treasures were stored and it is unlikely citizens had the same access to the interior. In contrast, the exterior of the Pantheon is unassuming. Although the front porch is an excellent example of the Corinthian order, the entrance suggests another beautiful Greek temple, which of course is misleading because a masterpiece of Roman engineering, inside the Pantheon, awaits the uninitiated visitor. Upon entering the Pantheon, visitors experience the discovery of the depth and breadth of the open space and the highly decorated spherical structure of an unprecedented scale. (Cartwright, 2013). The symmetry and composition of the geometrical shapes, with light moving through space and time, would be an incredible experience, especially for first time