The Pantheon -Temple of all the Roman gods The Pantheon in Rome is the most complete surviving building of ancient Rome‚ and is one of the greatest spiritual buildings of the world. It was originally built as a Roman Temple in 27-25 BC on Rome’s Campus Martius‚ by the magistrate Marcus Agrippa. He built the original pantheon as an honour to all the gods and Augustus. It was also constructed as a place of worship for a number of major deities. It is said there were statues of both Augustus and Marcus
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Monticello "I am as happy nowhere else and in no other society‚ and all my wishes end‚ where I hope my days will end‚ at Monticello‚" wrote Thomas Jefferson the great architect of his home‚ Monticello. His home of 54 years was named Monticello which means "little mountain" in Italian. Many still question the reasoning for the name "Monticello." The only reasoning that was come up with was that Jefferson wanted to build his home on his mountain located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia
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The Pursuit of Perfection: the Reintroduction of Ancient Roman Principles to Architecture by Renaissance Architects Leon Battista Alberti and Fillipo Brunelleschi Dustan Byler Professor Rachel Mundie Art History II October 31‚ 2011 Fillipo Brunelleschi and Leon Battista Alberti were two of the most important and famous 15th century architects in Italy. The façade of the Basilica San’Andrea (Figure 1) by Alberti and the Florence Cathedral Dome (Figure 2) by Brunelleschi are their
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The purpose of this report is to discover how architecture‚ art‚ science and spirituality relate to each other. Initially‚ it is appropriate to introduce and analyze Boullè cenotaph‚ Turrell’s crater and the pantheon‚ showing which similarities they have in common. Furthermore‚ relating these three projects to the notion of spirituality‚ it is essential to write about what it represent and what is the role of science in spirituality. Around the 1800s in Architecture
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These have been able to withstand the damage that time brings. The Roman architecture used mostly arches in their works. Which held more weight than the columns. Yes they used columns but only as decoration because of the weight. The Pantheon in Rome is a great example of this architecture. This building housed two kings and is one of the biggest surviving building in Rome. Romans used the same materials as the Greeks especially the Marble and Limestone. But they perfected the use
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Roman architecture had taken a lot form Greek architecture. An example of it we can see in comparison of two important buildings - Greek Parthenon and Roman Pantheon. Dome-like arched structure of Pantheon was possible due to Roman’s invention of concrete‚ however‚ there is still a lot from Greek architecture style. Parthenon in Athens was built during the greatest time on the Athenian Empire‚ in 5th century BC. The construction was largely promoted by the politician Perikles (The Parthenon‚ n
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Monumental architecture derives from a variety of characteristics ranging from its impact and functionality to its sustainability and elegance. There are also many other factors that convey a structure as being monumental. Some rely on the functions that contribute to their culture while; others rely on religious and political aspects. During the Bronze Age‚ the main influence of monumental architecture relied on each state’s political system. This can be seen throughout history‚ especially from
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I studied the process of building the dome in Florence that was done by Brunelleschi. The people of Florence knew that they needed to build the dome but they didn’t know how to construct a dome at that size. It would be the highest and widest dome made. The usual way to build an arch or dome was to support it with scaffolding called "centring". This was not as easy in this case because there was an opening in the cathedral that was 42m in width. This created a problem because the Florentines wanted
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painting. figure 1 Although neoclassical architecture was primarily influenced by Roman and Greek architecture‚ it become a movement of its own‚ with its own standards and leading figures. The Rotunda (figure 2) by Andrea Palladio was inspired by the Pantheon in Rome. It in turn‚ was inspired by Brunelleschi’s double walled pointed arch dome. The large windows used became know as Palladian windows‚ which is a prominent feature in neoclassical architecture. The Rotunda then influenced the Chiswick House
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another example of American monuments that reflect the influence of Roman architecture. The Thomas Jefferson‚ the Rotunda‚ at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville‚ and Jefferson’s personal residents in Monticello. These structures scream Roman Pantheon. Roman architecture influenced American theatre structure such as the Boston Pops in Massachusetts‚ which is based on the Dodoni Ancient Greek Theater‚ in Northwest Greece‚ it has a half circle shape with the orchestra in the front. This structure
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