The Parthenon in Athens is the most famous surviving building of Ancient Greece and one of the most famous buildings in the world. It was built to worship Athena-the goddess of war and wisdom in 448-432 BCE. This architecture included many sculptures such as metopes‚ free-standing‚ and frieze. Most Greek temples have few decorated metopes‚ but there is a difference because in the Parthenon all ninety-two metopes were decorated on all sides with scenes from Greek mythology. Each side of the Parthenon
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World Trade Center also known as “Freedom Tower” is a perfect example of civic pride. It is the main building of the reconstruction of the World Trade Center. It is one of the complex buildings that were destroyed in the September 11 attacks. The Parthenon was built to show pride in their community and it was also made to show civic pride. These two buildings played a big role in their communities even if was in the past to the present. After the September 11 attacks America was weak‚ but we knew that
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Barry Switzer If I showed you pictures of the Parthenon and Pantheon‚ would you get them confused? Well‚ I sure did at first‚ but then realized a lot of people do because they look almost alike. Well I am going to tell you today that they are two completely different‚ yet monumental pieces of architecture. To start off I want to look at the Parthenon and then finish with the Pantheon. So let’s begin! The Parthenon is a temple that towers above the city of Athens‚ symbolizing the Athenians’
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The British Museum‚ located in London‚ England‚ purchased the Parthenon Marbles‚ also known as the Elgin Marbles‚ from Lord Elgin on July 11‚ 1816 through an Act of Parliament (1). The Parthenon marbles consist of 115 panels of frieze and 92 mesotopes of which the British Museum owns 56 panels of the frieze and 15 mesotopes. The museum also owns 17 pedimental figures‚ and thus houses about half of surviving sculptures of the Parthenon while the other half is in Athens (2). The legal circumstances
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are the Parthenon and the Temple of Olympian Zeus (The Olympian Temple). These two symbolized the power of Athens and a vision of life to the classical Athenians. The Parthenon was built originally as a temple to all the gods and to this day is still one of the best preserved Ancient monuments with its 46 great columns. The Parthenon was built to supplant the temples of the earlier cultures prior and to experience also the great Greek goddess‚ Athena. Built atop the Acropolis‚ the Parthenon was built
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Holroyd Hall front entrance has pillars that look similar in shape to the Parthenon. Inside the building in the atrium‚ the building also has these pillar shape structures. The building is a square shape as well‚ similar to the Parthenon. Holroyd Hall is the building on campus host to the Arts and Sciences classes. As we know from Greek culture‚ the Greeks valued art and science equally. The Greeks also
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and Greece on whether the “Elgin Marbles”‚ also known as the “Parthenon Marbles” should or should not be returned to the rightful owner. It is important to understand what the Elgin Marbles are and the history of them. I will bring forward a few points on why I think they should be returned back to Greece. Keywords: britain‚ greece‚ elgin‚ parthenon‚ return The Elgin Marbles I think the Elgin Marbles‚ also known as the Parthenon Marbles should be returned back to Greece. These classical collections
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Pantheon Parthenon Location Rome‚ Italy Athenian Acropolis‚ Greece Built in 126 AD 447-438 BC Original purpose Temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome Temple to goddess Athena Built by Publius Aelius Hadrianus Iktinos‚ Kalikrates Current use Roman Catholic church Museum Architectural system Arch Technology Post and Lintel System Height 43m 14m Design
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“The parthenon is a temple to the Greek goddess of wisdom Athena. In the nineteenth century‚ the Parthenon became a symbol of honesty‚heroism‚ and civic virtue of the highest ideals in art and politics‚ a model for national monuments‚ government building‚ and even homes.” (Marilyn Stokstad‚ 149). The Parthenon was at the top of the acropolis‚ a citadel or a complex built on a high hill‚ in Athens‚ so everyone in the city was able to see it. “The Parthenon was large in every dimension
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of Greece‚ people saw architecture as an art for the gods and goddesses of Greece. To capture the heart of many Greek citizens‚ Iktinos used different orders of architecture and added special touches to each building‚ he designed‚ including the Parthenon‚ Temple of Epicurean Apollo‚ and the Telesterion. Iktinos ’ works are compared by Ionic‚ Doric‚ and Corinthian Orders of Architecture‚ and by the layout and by decoration. According to Byers‚ there is not much written biographical information on
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