15 Oct 2009 Sample Essay: 7 Wonders of the Ancient World Introduction The seven wonders of the ancient world is a list of very important buildings a great Greek historian called Herodotus wrote‚ over two thousand years ago. They are seven because he only wrote about the greatest structures he knew‚ he did not know much Asia and the Americas. People have always felt the need to create lists. Lists are accounts of vital places‚ places‚ people or events. About two thousand five hundred years
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Humanism vs. Realism with Focus of Human Figure Artwork Middle Eastern‚ Egyptian and Greek Civilizations Throughout history the human figure has been demonstrated in Middle Eastern‚ Egyptian and Greek sculptures and paintings. Most of these artifacts tend to focus more on humanism than realism due to Rulers and Gods‚ geographical areas‚ resources and events thus‚ giving them the idea for the theme of the art they create. These are the reasons that might explain their commonalities or differences
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The reason why I decided to chose the Colosseum as my topic for this writing assignment is because I have always had a minor interest in Rome. The Colosseum to me is the first thing I instantly think about when the city of Rome is mentioned‚ built in the center of Rome itself The Colosseum was built to organize gladiator fights‚ dramas‚ and battle re-enactments. All of these were attended by the people and most of the entertainment were sponsored. The Romans were successful in building the Colosseum
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temple at Abu Simbel and her great tomb in the Valley of the Queens. Outside of the Abu Simbel the four seated statues of Ramesses are still there and in place. We were also able to see the tomb of several of sons of Ramesses the great‚ which is ancient Egypt’s greatest family mausoleum. Also‚ the tomb he built for his sons was one of the most unusual and largest tomb in Egypt. Ramesses had statues or images engraved of various sons and daughters on several of his building projects around Egypt. After
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animals‚ statues and gold - everywhere the glint of gold.” - Howard Carter Inside The tomb The passageway had 16 steps which were made of limestone that descend deep into The Valley of the
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I. PRE-HISTORIC and WEST ASIATICARCHITECTURE 1. The earliest form of dwelling developed by man is the ROCK CAVE. 2. A pre-historic burial mound is called TUMULUS. 3. Monoliths or menhirs are prototypes of the Egyptian PYRAMID. 4. The Stonehenge is an example of STONE CIRCLE. 5. The smallest among the famous pyramids at Gizeh is the PYRAMID of MYKERINOS/MENKAURE. 6. The Egyptian gateway to temples is called PYLON. 7. The Egyptian ornament symbolizing fertility is PAPYRUS. 8. Pillars that
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’evidence [...] of the transition from the Old Kingdom pyramid temple to the ’houses of millions of years ’ of the New Kingdom ’5 and so is significant in the movement of Ancient Egyptian architecture. Within the complex‚ a series of painted sandstone statues of Mentuhotep were found which ’are the earliest to represent the dead king in the so-called ’Osirian ’ pose ’6 (see Fig 2). Additionally‚ Mentuhotep seems to have been the first king to build a ’grand stone hypostyle hall in Egyptian architecture
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scene of Gautama preaching the Dharma. In front of the throne placed two Prithvi lifting a lotus‚ Boshan incent burner decorated with honeysuckles‚ and two lion guardians. A lotus pagoda appears at the center of the niche‚ which enshrines four statues of seated Buddha. On the exterior flank two standing Buddha who point at the pagoda‚ identified as Gautama Buddha and Prabhutaratna Buddha. Together‚ the scene entails the passage from the Lotus Sutra (法华经·见宝塔品) when Gautama appears in Mount Lingjiu to
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commission statues of bodhisattvas to be made as a tribute to the western paradise that awaited them. This particular relief stele was found in a temple in the Chinese province of Henan. Featured are a pair of bodhisattvas‚ Guanyin and Dashizhi‚ who are the most associated with the Buddha Amitahba. They appear regal in their position and at the same time are welcoming. On the reverse side‚ there is a representation of the classic Buddha and attendants‚ where the Amitahba is seated and surrounded
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given to these creatures so that they can execute their job as guardians of the palace because from the front the creature is standing still‚ but from the side is a different perspective where the creature is active and gliding. As I take the Greek Statue of a Kouros I felt restricted‚ stiff and rigid because the left leg is forward‚ but the arms are at the side representing the dichotomy between freewill‚ shown by the movement of the leg‚ and the rules of society shown by posture of the arms to the
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