The Parthenon and the Pantheon are two historical pieces of architecture. They both may be separated by time‚ different cultures‚ and locations‚ but they have very much in common. To simply start off‚ the Parthenon was designed as a Greek temple in Doric order with Iconic columns to serve the goddess Athena (p.168). The Pantheon was designed as a Roman temple to worship not one‚ but all Roman god’s. In comparison the Parthenon and the Pantheon were both designed as temples to worship a
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information. Parthenon and Pantheon depicts the culture of two of the greatest civilization in the history of the world; Greece and Rome the cradle of civilization. I bring this essay to show you the importance of these building in the culture not only for these countries but the world‚ the styles and functions of the humanity wealth and similarities and differences between ancient Greece and Rome seen in these two buildings I hope you enjoy this paper. According to Wikipedia the Parthenon: Is a
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PARTHENON BUILDING The Parthenon is one of the many buildings on the Acropolis of Athens which symbolized the Athenians’ wealth and power. The original building on the site was built as an offering to honor the goddess Athena because the people of ancient Athens believed that she helped the Greeks conquer the Persian Empire in the Persian Wars as well as watched over them and the city. Therefore‚ the temple is dedicated to Athena Parthenos. Parthenon was built in the year 448 BC and was
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trying to punish the Babylonians and segregate them from other civilizations and societies. For example‚ If Greek merchants were to travel to that side of town when entering the gates‚ the lions on the walls would face them confronting them. They may interpret this as a warning or a threat to watch out In Greece they believed they had the true gods‚ and all others were false. The Greek temples served as shrines for their gods (Chatziandreou‚ Nikolaos). The Acropolis of Athens
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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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Greek and Roman civilisations were the first western civilisations to flourish. The two civilisations which were based in Athens and Rome -respectively- introduced new building techniques and materials. As a result‚ their architecture remain relevant until present day. While the Parthenon of Athens captures ideal Greek standards in architecture‚ the Pantheon of Rome shows the great advances that Roman architecture reached. The impact of each building shows in terms of materials‚ building technique
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The Parthenon Work began on the Parthenon‚ built on the Acropolis‚ in 447 BC to replace an existing temple which was destroyed by the Persians in 480 BC and cost 469 silver talents to build. The work began under the orders of Pericles to show the wealth and exuberance of Athenian power. The name of the building most likely came from a cult statue of Athena Parthenos housed in the eastern room of the building. This magnificent structure was built of ivory and gold and was sculptured by the renowned
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experimented with optical corrections as the Parthenon but he did that by slightly destroying the rosettes and slanting the front edge of the coffers outward. Using a technique that was influenced from Greek architecture such as the optical refinements found in the Parthenon. The Parthenon has its historical and archaeological place in the world as it was one of the greatest and the most important temples in the ancient Greek architecture. What makes the Parthenon unique from different temples of its time
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The Parthenon and Pantheon were both religious temples. Being built approximately 500 years after the Parthenon (Silverman‚ n.d.; Cartwright‚ 2013b) ‚ the Pantheon takes influence from the Greek structures that preceded it. While features like the Pantheon’s dome shows that the Romans added their own touches to the design and style of the temple. The Parthenon The Parthenon in Athens was built between the years 447 and 432 BCE to replace two previous temples (Silverman‚ n.d.). The Parthenon was
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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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