shows the major archaeological remains. Figure 3 shows the Parthenon which is one of the most famous buildings of Ancient Greece. It was built on an ancient hilltop of the gods‚ “facing Mt. Hymettos to the east and the Bay of Salamis to the west” (Ching pg‚ 130). “The east and west facades were lined with eight towering Doric columns‚ making it the only octastyle‚ peripteral temple built in ancient Greece” (Ching pg‚ 130). The Parthenon was built to give thanks to Athena for the salvation of Athens
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architecture around the globe significantly. The main similarity between the two is that they both were temples to the gods. The differences here is that Parthenon was made to celebrate Athena‚ the patron goddess of Athens‚ while the Pantheon was made to celebrate all the Roman gods and goddesses. Another difference is the structure of the two temples. The Parthenon is a rectangular structure‚ while the main structure of the Pantheon is made to contain a sphere. The fronts of the two structures look very close
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aristocratic family in 495 B.C.E. Then around 462 B.C.E.‚ Pericles was deemed leader of the democratic faction in Athens. Around the same time‚ a Golden Age was dawning on 5th century Athens. With Greece shifting into its Classical Period of art and the Parthenon rising from the site of a previously destroyed temple in 447 B.C.E‚ Pericles shaped a sublime Greek democracy. The Golden Age of Pericles included many key innovations such as flourishing art‚ astonishing architectural feats‚ and a revolutionary
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Stonehenge. The next wonder that will be explored is the Nile which is the longest river in the world. During the period of the Minoan civilization the myth of Atlantis was in the center of this time period. The last wonder that will be explored is the Parthenon. This facility suffered severely from destruction‚ but has rich history especially to multiple religious populations. Stonehenge is a Neolithic cromlech that can be described as a circle of stones in simpler terms. The
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looked over Athens‚ the Parthenon was the most important (Bangs 2004). It was built between 447 and 438 B.C. and dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena. Athena is the goddess of wisdom‚ the goddess of craft‚ and a war goddess. The Ancient Greeks were a culture that took their gods very seriously and did whatever they could to keep them happy. Throughout the Parthenon there were elaborate sculptures made out of marble. These sculptures‚ which were a part of the Parthenon frieze‚ are what the Elgin
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provides resonance with “Anatomy and architecture‚ medicine and geography‚ religion and philosophy‚ politics and the ideology of the empire” (Lester‚651). Parthenon is a good example of showing the ideas represented by a Vitruvian Man. The length of the column was 45 Doric feet‚ 48- common feet‚ and 50-Ionic feet which resembles the the measurements of the drawing on Solomus stone of Doric‚ Ionic and Common
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The Greeks and the British are still battling over ownership of marbles sculptures from 2‚400 years ago. Parthenon Marbles was the name given to marble sculptures by the Greeks‚ who believe these sculptures belong to them because they were originally located in the Temple of Athena Parthenos in Athens. Elgin Marbles was the name given to marble sculptures by the British. The British believe they are the rightful owners of the marbles sculptures because British ambassador Thomas Bruce‚ who was the
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characteristics people were supposed to have acquired in order to be respected in those given societies. The role of women was a common theme portrayed in many famous works of ancient art. Joan B. Connelly’s essay‚ “Parthenon and Parthenoi: A Mythological Interpretation of the Parthenon Frieze” and Natalie B. Kampen’s essay‚ “The Muted Other” both touch on the subject of women being represented in ancient art as examples of what was expected for women to appear as in society. In antiquity art‚ women
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In this article‚ Merryman‚ in the most unbiased way possible‚ assesses both Britain’s and Greece’s side of the argument pertaining to the ownership of the Elgin Marbles and whether they should be returned to Greece after being removed from the Parthenon by Lord Elgin in the early 19th century. Within the article‚ the main points discussed regard the morality and legality of the removal of the marbles. Merryman goes on to discuss three more main concerns dealing with the marbles and where they belong:
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The Greek Classical Perfection Ideal Revealed in their Art‚ Literature and Architecture Fabiana Rocha IDH 1110‚ Valencia CollegeProfessors Ed Frame‚ Gustavo Morales‚ Subhas Rampersaud03 November 2014 The Greek Classical Perfection Ideal Revealed in their Art‚ Literature and Architecture The Ancient Greek had a set of communities scattered along the coast line of the Mediterranean Sea‚ a region much larger than the boundaries that Greece presents today . Although geographically dispersed‚ these
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