Two famous Greek and Roman buildings‚ the Parthenon in Athens and the Pantheon in Rome. Consider how the style and function (use) of each building serves as a typical example of its culture. How are the similarities and differences between ancient Greece and Rome seen in these two buildings? Both in ancient Greece and Rome‚ buildings and/or Temples were symbols of reverence and supremacy. The dedication of architecture was designed at the peak of their rise into their era and built on the backs
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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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Athens‚ the Parthenon was built in respect to the growing community and a strong democratic society. Not only did it symbolize equality “The Parthenon was a creation of a free democracy‚ initiated‚ controlled‚ and approved by popular assembly and its judicial organs” (Bruno 111). Just a single building had such a tremendous influence on the entire city. Through design‚ social atmosphere and government‚ the Parthenon demonstrates characteristics of a free democratic civilization. The Parthenon was first
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From 447-432 B.C.‚ one of the most amazing buildings was built. This building was called the Parthenon‚ and is a stepping stone for some modern archeology. The Parthenon and its excavation helps us learn about the culture in Athens‚ the city where the Parthenon was constructed. Without the brilliant minds of the Athenians‚ one of the most beautiful buildings wouldn’t exist. To fully understand how such an amazing structure could have been built so long ago and its significance in history‚ it
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The Pantheon One of the more inspiring and brilliantly conceived and constructed dome structures in the world is the Pantheon of Rome. This example imposes a magnificent strength of ingenuity and dominance over their surrounding landscape‚ and the Pantheon deserves to be researched and admired for its architecturally innovative and bold design of its time. The building was accommodated with serious technical impediments that required a thorough and scrutinizing attention to detail in order to
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The Roman Pantheon was constructed between 118 and 125 CE by the Emperor Hadrian and was known as a temple that was dedicated to all the gods. It can be found in Rome‚ Italy and was the most revolutionary and influential building in the Roman Empire. The Pantheon is one of the best-preserved of all the Roman buildings. The arches and use of concrete shows off the interests of the Romans and how they mastered using these elements to construct many circular‚ arches‚ and spherical designs into their
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The Parthenon in Athens Greece was built from 447 BCE- 438 BCE‚ the sculptures continuing to be worked on for an additional six years after. The building of the Parthenon was possible because of the embezzlement of Delos‚ a small city that allied with Athens during the war. After the war was ended‚ Athens had control of Delo’s treasury‚ and choose to use it to rebuild the temple that the Persians had burnt down. They had vowed to not rebuild the temple until after the Persians had been defeated
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THE PARTHENON The Parthenon in Athens is the most important and characteristic monument of ancient Greek civilization‚ it is a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. It shows the finest point of Greek architecture‚ history and ancient Greek religious beliefs. The Parthenon is a temple dedicated to Athens patron goddess‚ Athena (Herbert‚ 2006:3). Athena was the goddess of civilization‚ wisdom‚ weaving‚ crafts and war. She never had a consort or lover‚ and so she was often known as Athena Parthenos
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order‚ including the Pantheon. The Pantheon is located in the modern business district of Campo Marzo in Rome‚ Italy‚ and it was a former Roman temple‚ but now it has been consecrated as a Catholic church. Although it is one of the most preserved buildings in the history of architecture‚ it has many outcomes and many changes that has been evolving
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The Pantheon is a piece of architecture in Rome‚ Italy constructed under order of the Roman emperor Hadrian between 118 and 128 AD (ignoring the previous building at the site). The Pantheon was one of the first pieces of architecture to utilize concrete‚ and the strength and lightness of the material allowed for the Pantheon’s design to be revolutionary and very influential in architecture. The Pantheon was originally built as a temple to the gods. In the seventh century it was sanctified and has
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