The Parthenon building in Athens was started in 447 BC and completed in 432. It represents a tangible and the visible power of the Athenian Empire. Having also the influence from the Athenian politician‚ Perikles. The Pantheon Building is in Rome‚ Italy and was constructed in 126 AD. The name Pantheon comes from the Greek language meaning ’’every god’’. It’s in a circular shape rather than the rectangular shape of the Parthenon Building in Athens. It is currently being used a Church dedicated to
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that we were traveling with fourteen-month-old twins‚ we managed to be at each ruin when the site opened at sunrise. I vividly remember standing in an empty ampitheatre pretending to be an ancient tragedian‚ picking out my favorite sculpture in the Acropolis museum‚ and inserting our family into modified tales of the battle at Troy. Eight years and half a dozen passport stamps later I have come to value what I have learned on these journeys about global history‚ politics and culture‚ as well as my family
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The powerful goddess of wisdom and warfare‚ known as Athena‚ had a larger-than-life statue built in Parthenos by Pheidias during ancient times. The figure has been replicated and with numerous copies‚ yet the original cannot be found to this day. One truly remarkable and recent copy of Athena Parthenos was constructed in 1990 by Alan LeQuire in Nashville‚ Tennessee. Copies have been seen elsewhere‚ such as the “Varvakeion statuette”‚ created in the second century CE and considered the most complete
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Question 3: BUCOLEON PALACE Bucoleon was one of the Byzantine palaces in Constantinople. It was probably built by Theodosius II in the 5th century. The palace sits on the shore of Marmara Sea. Hormisdas is an earlier name of the place in Greek.The name Bucoleon was probably attributed after the end of the 6th century under Justinian I‚ when the small harbour in front of the palace‚ which is now filled‚ was constructed. According to tradition‚ a statue featuring a bull and a lion stood there‚ giving
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individual story. In the ancient Greek city of 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
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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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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 is important to understand the culture in Athens at the time. Athens is the capital
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The Parthenon When work began on the Parthenon in 447 BC‚ the Athenian Empire was at the height of its power. When it was finished in 432 BC‚ it symbolized Athenian’s imperial power and it symbolizes the power and influence of the Athenian politician‚ Perikles‚ who championed its construction. The Parthenon is a Doric peripteral temple‚ which means that it consists of a rectangular floor plan with a series of low steps on every side‚ and a colonnade of Doric columns extending around the periphery
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Acropolis The Acropolis of ancient Greece consisted of many different structures. The structures included in the construction of the Acropolis were the Erechteum‚ the statue of Athena‚ the Propylaea‚ the Temple of Athena Nike‚ and the Parthenon. These structures‚ inside the extensive Acropolis walls‚ were designed for many significant reasons. One of the most remarkable aspects of a settlement from the Mycenaean period (1600 - 1200 B.C.) is the wall around the Acropolis. The first inhabitants
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The Athenian Acropolis stands as a engineering and design marvel of the Classical Era of Greek civilization‚ constructed between 447 and 432 BCE. Contained within the mount‚ is the complex of temples dedicated to Athena-Nike and Athena-Parthenon‚ the Parthenon‚ as it is typically referred to‚ is the most well known structures in this temple complex. All made of marble‚ the Doric structure is a masterpiece of construction‚ created in the wake of the destruction of the previous structures during the
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