Pantheon is located in Rome‚Italy.Panteon was a part of complex.These are three buildings south to the north.Temple was destroyed from fire twice.Pantheon is a Ancient Roman temple but they used as a Christian church since 7th century.Temple-building was a very political thing to do in ancient Rome; temples were very important‚ sacred spaces‚ and building one indicated wealth and power and was often a way to gain the favor of the people.118 A.D.In Roman Architecture monumentalism and utilitarianism
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religious role has the Pantheon played in Roman History? Well‚ the Pantheon has played a religious role of a temple to worship gods and it has always been a type of propaganda for Roman Religions‚ such as Ancient Roman Religion and to Catholicism. The word pantheon comes from the Latin word pántheios which means of all gods (pan- PAN- + the(ós) god + -ios adj. Suffix). The Pantheon‚ had four different religious stages‚ first there was an "Ancient" stage‚ which was when the Pantheon was there to worship
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The Parthenon The Acropolis is located in Athens‚ Greece and was built in 5th century BCE. The Parthenon‚ the prime temple‚ has a height of 150m‚ with the whole Acropolis having a surface area of approximately 7 acres. The Acropolis is located on a hill that overlooks Athens. In addition to the Acropolis‚ this hill has the same name. The Parthenon’s foundations were built out of limestone while the columns were Pentelic marble. This was the first time the greeks utilised this material and the finished
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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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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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The Parthenon in Nashville‚ Tennessee is a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens‚ Greece. The Parthenon was dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena‚ the goddess of war and wisdom‚ by the people of Greece. The replica was made to represent the Athens of the South which is Nashville because at the time it was one of the few places in the south with significant growth of culture and education. While the completion of the original was in 432 B.C.‚ Nashville’s replica was completed in 1897
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During the Ancient time period architecture and religion were very sacred to cities. There two beliefs were prominent in Babylon and Greece. Not only did architecture represent the gods and goddesses‚ it also represented the city as a whole. Buildings depicted what the people thought was most significant in their city. In my interpretation paper‚ I will explain how each cities people believed they were the chosen ones. In Babylon during Ishtar Gate into Babylonian was built during the Neo-Babyolian
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many symbolic meanings; which many may argue sprouted from the inspiration of the Pantheon. The dome feature could be used for many different purposes and these thoughts are inspected in the hope of revealing some truth. The Pantheon‚ in classical architecture‚ was a Roman temple dedicated to all the Gods‚ or possibly‚ in this case it was devoted to those Gods with no distinct temple created to honor them. The Pantheon‚ also known as the rotunda‚ is a circular building with a domed roof. The rotunda
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completed in 432 B.C. The Parthenon was dedicated to Athena and was designed by the architects Iktinos and Kallikrates. The temple was made up of many columns they like the rest of the temple was made up of marble. On the top of the Parthenon was a frieze. This was a band of sculpture that told the story of the celebration of Athena. The Greeks would have this celebration every four years and it was called the Pan Athenaic. One of the main attractions of the Parthenon was the 40 foot statue of
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discussing the history of Rome. We know that pantheon‚ architects and economic construction are three important facts of history. So as we are explaining about Roman history‚ we have to include these three factors of Rome. 1. The Pantheon: The ancient Rome Pantheon stays nowadays the best preserved of all ancient Roman buildings and monuments of the Pantheon Architecture exist the world over in the form of universities‚ libraries and war memorials. The Roman Pantheon is the most praisable and influential
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