Pantheon Vs Parthenon Essay
Introduction:
The Pantheon is an ancient temple built in Rome, Italy in 126 AD by Publius Aelius Hadrianus .The original purpose was to celebrate all the Roman gods thus the name Pantheon meaning “ every god”. The building replaces an earlier building commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus (27 BC-14 AD) which was destroyed twice by fire. It was built with marble, bricks concrete and large granite Corinthian columns and has the world’s largest unreinforced concrete dome. Eight columns were used to support the pediment. The original inscription on the building was retained and is now used by the Roman Catholic Church. It is the first temple to combine concrete construction using Greek classic order. …show more content…
Both were rebuilt after destruction by fire with the Pantheon borrows much of its exterior design from the Parthenon. They were both used as churches during the middle ages which save the Pantheon from looting and many parts of the Parthenon were stolen in the 1700s.
Differences:
The Parthenon was built in Athens, Greece six centuries before the Pantheon was built in Rome making it the older of the two. The Pantheon has granite as one of the materials used in its building and the Parthenon used limestone. The Parthenon is more rectangular in shape whiles the Pantheon is round with a square front. The Pantheon was built following the Corinthian order while the Parthenon followed the Doric and Ionic order.
Conclusion.
With architectural works of ancient, the design of both Parthenon and Pantheon are still reflected on modern buildings. The both Rome and Greece had great respect for their gods thus building a place of worship. Rome had great respect for Greek architect copying some of design from Greece’s Parthenon. The architectural design of the Parthenon and Pantheon are contributors to many ancient art of the world and are two of the greatest surviving monuments of ancient civilization.
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The Pantheon is an ancient temple built in Rome, Italy in 126 AD by Publius Aelius Hadrianus .The original purpose was to celebrate all the Roman gods thus the name Pantheon meaning “ every god”. The building replaces an earlier building commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus (27 BC-14 AD) which was destroyed twice by fire. It was built with marble, bricks concrete and large granite Corinthian columns and has the world’s largest unreinforced concrete dome. Eight columns were used to support the pediment. The original inscription on the building was retained and is now used by the Roman Catholic Church. It is the first temple to combine concrete construction using Greek classic order. …show more content…
Both were rebuilt after destruction by fire with the Pantheon borrows much of its exterior design from the Parthenon. They were both used as churches during the middle ages which save the Pantheon from looting and many parts of the Parthenon were stolen in the 1700s.
Differences:
The Parthenon was built in Athens, Greece six centuries before the Pantheon was built in Rome making it the older of the two. The Pantheon has granite as one of the materials used in its building and the Parthenon used limestone. The Parthenon is more rectangular in shape whiles the Pantheon is round with a square front. The Pantheon was built following the Corinthian order while the Parthenon followed the Doric and Ionic order.
Conclusion.
With architectural works of ancient, the design of both Parthenon and Pantheon are still reflected on modern buildings. The both Rome and Greece had great respect for their gods thus building a place of worship. Rome had great respect for Greek architect copying some of design from Greece’s Parthenon. The architectural design of the Parthenon and Pantheon are contributors to many ancient art of the world and are two of the greatest surviving monuments of ancient civilization.
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