The Parthenon The Acropolis is located in Athens‚ Greece and was built in 5th century BCE. The Parthenon‚ the prime temple‚ has a height of 150m‚ with the whole Acropolis having a surface area of approximately 7 acres. The Acropolis is located on a hill that overlooks Athens. In addition to the Acropolis‚ this hill has the same name. The Parthenon’s foundations were built out of limestone while the columns were Pentelic marble. This was the first time the greeks utilised this material and the finished
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The Parthenon is a former temple dedicated to the goddess Athena who was the patron to the people of Athens. The Parthenon was built in the mid-5th century BCE. The Parthenon was built by the architects Ictinus and Callicrates and was supervised by Phidias (the sculptor who built the Athena statue). The Parthenon was made out of white marble‚ the colonnade of grooves‚ there was baseless columns with square capitals stands on a three-stepped base and supporting the roof structure. The roof consisted
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Parthenon Temple Vs. Salisbury Cathedral HUM/266 October 18‚ 2013 The construction of the Parthenon temple began in 447 B.C.E. and was completed in 438 B.C.E. but the decorations building continued on until 432 B.C.E. The Parthenon was built on the Athenian Acropolis‚ Greece that the temple was dedicated to the maiden goddess Athena. The Salisbury Cathedral also known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built from 1220-1258. The Salisbury Cathedral was built in replacement
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The Parthenon in Nashville‚ Tennessee is a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens‚ Greece. The Parthenon was dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena‚ the goddess of war and wisdom‚ by the people of Greece. The replica was made to represent the Athens of the South which is Nashville because at the time it was one of the few places in the south with significant growth of culture and education. While the completion of the original was in 432 B.C.‚ Nashville’s replica was completed in 1897
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completed in 432 B.C. The Parthenon was dedicated to Athena and was designed by the architects Iktinos and Kallikrates. The temple was made up of many columns they like the rest of the temple was made up of marble. On the top of the Parthenon was a frieze. This was a band of sculpture that told the story of the celebration of Athena. The Greeks would have this celebration every four years and it was called the Pan Athenaic. One of the main attractions of the Parthenon was the 40 foot statue of
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discussing the history of Rome. We know that pantheon‚ architects and economic construction are three important facts of history. So as we are explaining about Roman history‚ we have to include these three factors of Rome. 1. The Pantheon: The ancient Rome Pantheon stays nowadays the best preserved of all ancient Roman buildings and monuments of the Pantheon Architecture exist the world over in the form of universities‚ libraries and war memorials. The Roman Pantheon is the most praisable and influential
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many symbolic meanings; which many may argue sprouted from the inspiration of the Pantheon. The dome feature could be used for many different purposes and these thoughts are inspected in the hope of revealing some truth. The Pantheon‚ in classical architecture‚ was a Roman temple dedicated to all the Gods‚ or possibly‚ in this case it was devoted to those Gods with no distinct temple created to honor them. The Pantheon‚ also known as the rotunda‚ is a circular building with a domed roof. The rotunda
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Wesley Cowman Dusenbery CIV 111 10/3/2013 The Pyramids vs. The Parthenon Ancient civilizations were capable of producing awe inspiring architectural feats. This holds true with the Egyptians and Romans. The Egyptian Pyramids and the Greek Parthenon are architectural marvels today even though they were built over a thousand years ago. These impressive structures were built over many decades with little tools. By looking at the architecture and understanding the purpose of each structure people
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The Parthenon vs. The Colosseum I choose to use The Parthenon as my Greek work of art and The Colosseum as my Roman work of art. Both are buildings but are such iconic buildings with new and innovative designs‚ styles and building materials‚ that they are works of art as well. Seeing as how they are both buildings it goes without saying they were 3D works of art. The Parthenon was built almost entirely of Pentelic marble‚ they did use wood too‚ but 22‚000 tons of marble was used. The Colosseum
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They were by nature sensitive to beauty and made its creation and enjoyment an important and necessary part of their lives. The Parthenon is a beautiful monument noted for its perfect simplicity of design and the harmony of its proportions. 1 From the architecture‚ to the sculpture‚ to the history of this great monument the Parthenon remains a masterpiece. The Parthenon is an ancient Greek temple dedicated to the goddess Athena Parthenos (Athena the Virgin)‚ on the Acropolis in Athens. 2 Most Greek
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