Greek general Perikles initiated the architectural projects and vast rebuilding campaign to celebrate Athenian art and civilization which included The Parthenon‚ The Nike temple‚ The Erechtheum‚ and The Propylaea. The Parthenon was built using the Doric order but however it has two Ionic features included which expressed the Athenians interest in harmonizing the architecture of eastern and western Greece. The first Ionic feature in The Parthenon is the four Ionic columns inside of the treasury; the
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architecture of ancient Greece has been admired‚ mimicked‚ and replicated‚ its beginnings are somewhat surprising to one unfamiliar with the history of the region. It is important to understand the history and mechanics of Classic Greek architecture in order to fully appreciate its form‚ function‚ and beauty. "Ancient Greek architects strove for the precision and excellence of workmanship that are the hallmarks of Greek art in general. The formulas they invented as early as the sixth century B.C. have
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15 July 2013 STRUCTURES OF THE ROMAN WORLD 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 8-9 10-12 13 14-15 16 17 18 19-20 21-22 23-25 26 27 28 29-31 32 31-32 33-34 35 36 Temple of Fortuna Virilis‚ Rome‚ c. 100 BC Maison Carrée‚ Nîmes‚ early 1st century AD Temple of Hercules‚ Rome‚ before 100 BC Temple of Vesta‚ Tivoli‚ 1st c. BC ARTH106 Roman structural systems form Trachtenburg & Hyam‚ Architecture: From Prehistory to Post-Modern The Pantheon‚ Rome‚ 120-124 AD The Pantheon‚ Rome‚ model of cork made by Antonio Chichi‚ 1782
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Ancient Greece; The Doric order‚ and The Ionic order‚ these two orders were the most common type of architecture used in the Ancient Greece. The Doric columns were the simplest‚ having the capitol which is the top or crown‚ they are circular with a square on top‚ but they do not contain a base. The Doric was very simple yet powerful architecture. The Parthenon is a good example of simple Doric architecture. On the other hand‚ Ionic shafts were a lot taller than the ones the Doric had. They were slender
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were three orders in early Greek architecture: the Doric‚ Ionic and Corinthian. The Doric style was common in mainland Greece and later spread to the Greek colonies in Italy. The Ionic style was employed in the cities of Ionia along the west coast of Turkey and other islands in the Aegean. Where the Doric style was formal and austere‚ the Ionic was less restrained and more decorative. The third style‚ Corinthian‚ came later and represented a more ornate development of the Ionic order. The differences
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Law and Order: Special Victims Unit is a show following detectives who work in a unit which focuses on special cases such as rape‚ sexual assault‚ and child molestation. The show follows the detectives‚ their captain‚ and a frequently appearing prosecutor as well. Although purely fictional‚ the show has a sense of reality to it. It is based in New York City‚ where there is plenty of real crime daily. The characters themselves can all be related to by the audience in different ways. In season
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use their structural creations to define their own ideals. The Greeks developed three styles: Doric‚ Ionic and Corinthian. The main styles of Greek architecture are ionic and Doric. The Doric style subjugated in most of Greece and in Italy. The Doric styles are the more formal of the two‚ with the ionic style being more decorative and relaxed (Sayre‚2010) a brilliant example of Greek architecture in the Doric style is Parthenon. Roman the architecture‚ which is something to be more complex in its designs
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St. Philip’s Church Saint Philip the Apostle Church was established in the year 1927 at Pasadena‚ California. The architectural designs of the church have several influences from different era’s such as: Romans‚ Late Antiquity‚ Pantheon’s‚ Early Medieval Europe‚ Early Christian Architecture‚ and the Romanesque era. The church itself is a marvelous architectural building. The front side of the building has a circular small stain glass art on top. It has one huge arch and three small ones as an
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The Maison Carrée‚ established around 1-10 CE in Nimes‚ France. The similarities and differences between this Roman temple and the Parthenon‚ a Greek temple created in 447-432 BCE‚ are apparent‚ showing aspects of both of the architectural sites. Similarly‚ both the Roman and Greek temples used a proportional system to create the temples. However‚ the exterior of the Maison Carrée differed greatly from that of the Parthenon. Both temples were created using a proportional system‚ originally created
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were also two different styles in Greek architecture. The first style was Ionic. The Ionic style was dominated by the Doric style. The Doric style of architecture is seen in most of Greece and also in Italy. In terms of formality‚ the Doric style was more formal; whereas‚ the Ionic style was more decorative and relaxed. An example of Greek architecture that is done in the Doric style is the Parthenon. In contrast‚ an example of Greek architecture done in the Ionic style would be the Temple of
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