The Pantheon: The Parthenon Building In Athens

The Parthenon building in Athens was started in 447 BC and completed in 432. It represents a tangible and the visible power of the Athenian Empire. Having also the influence from the Athenian politician, Perikles. The Pantheon Building is in Rome, Italy and was constructed in 126 AD. The name Pantheon comes from the Greek language meaning ''every god''. It’s in a circular shape rather than the rectangular shape of the Parthenon Building in Athens. It is currently being used a Church dedicated to St. Mary and has been since the 7th century. For these buildings, I have found that the functionality or use of them has been quite different from each other. The Parthenon was used as both a treasury in the smaller rooms and as cult statues rooms in the larger areas.
Given one was used for the governing of a state and one was used a place of worship they still served the people of each state. Similarities would be that they both use pillars either in the front or the surroundings of the building. The Pantheon has pillars in the front of the circular section of the building, called the Portico and the inside is called the rotunda, given it is circular. As for the Parthenon, it is all rectangular and has lowered levels inside caused by steps going downward. When it comes down to seeing the differences in ancient Rome and Greek, it is simple and easy to see that most of the architecture could be taken from one another and have different influence. They both pillars as mentioned