PHEIDIAS (fl. c. 490-430 BC)‚ Athenian sculptor‚ the artistic director of the construction of the Parthenon‚ who created its most important religious images and supervised and probably designed its overall sculptural decoration. It is said of Phidias that he alone had seen the exact image of the gods and that he revealed it to man. He established forever general conceptions of Zeus and Athena. Little is known about Phidias’ life. When Pericles rose to power in 449‚ he initiated a great building
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Mesopotamia to even modern day. People have always created buildings to show their faith‚ and to honor their gods. In Ashokan India and ancient Greece‚ the creation of sacred spaces was very common. The creation of the Great Stupa in India and the Parthenon in Greece both were built for the honor and worship for the respective god and goddess for both nation In India during the rule of the Buddhist ruler Ashoka‚ the Great Stupa of Sanchi was commissioned. The Great Stupa was considered to be one
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The Golden Age of Greece Greece is a country with an abundant history more commonly known as the Golden Age of Greece or the Iron Age. The Iron Age began in the year 1000 BCE in Athens. The History of Greece is naturally separated into three periods each marked by its own distinctive artistic achievement. Some of the most famous pieces of literature were created during the first three hundred years of Greece such as the Iliad‚ and the Odyssey‚ and because these stories are based on heroic characters
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The controversy of whether the Elgin or Parthenon Marbles should be kept in Britain‚ or returned to Greece‚ has been a frenzied dispute since the early 1800’s. Lord Elgin originally took possession of the Marbles to either salvage them from being further destroyed‚ or he bought them and re-sold them to the British Museum. Whether Lord Elgin‚ ambassador to the then ruling Ottoman empire‚ had the authority to handle the Marbles presents great confusion‚ “[a]s to whether Elgin had legal authority to
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The most notable Greek architecture includes the Parthenon‚ the Erechtheion‚ and the Temple of Athena. To any observer‚ the most prominent features in these structures are the great marble columns‚ which were created specifically using geometry to provide a certain “harmony” to it (Cartwright 1). In order
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Greek Architecture: History and Mechanics Throughout history‚ there have been several significant architectural movements. The last‚ and perhaps most enduring movement is that of Classic Greece. Although for centuries‚ the architecture of ancient Greece has been admired‚ mimicked‚ and replicated‚ its beginnings are somewhat surprising to one unfamiliar with the history of the region. It is important to understand the history and mechanics of Classic Greek architecture in order to fully appreciate
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century during the Greek Revival which was an architectural movement that took place between the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. There are many buildings that use the doric order‚ but the most famous example is the Parthenon. Overall the Doric order in ancient Greece has been used for many
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convened specifically to address the problem of how to confront the growing number of requests for repatriation of objects from ‘universal’ museums and in particular the increasingly political nature of the international movement to reunite the Parthenon Marbles. The outcome of the Group’s deliberations was the publication of a united ‘declaration’ promoting the “importance and value of universal museums.” Significantly‚ although the British Museum was not among the original signatories‚ the declaration
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both have proven to be decidedly different. Let us explore the similarities and the differences they hold. Let’s begin with Architecture: The Pantheon located in Rome‚ Italy The Parthenon located in Greece INTRODUCTION TO THE HUMANITIES Both cultures used three different columns in temple building‚ referred to as: Doric‚ Ionic‚ and Corinthian. Of these three‚ the “Doric” style column consisted of thick composition with very
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looks soft. She is graceful‚ but still powerful‚ balancing herself with her wings (Text 137). The Erechtheion building held several shrines to various deities. The main entrance to the building was made of Doric columns‚ however the side facing the Parthenon‚ called the Porch of Maidens (FIG. 5-45)‚ had columns made to look like maidens supporting the building in a more ionic style (Text 136). The Propylaia was the grand entrance to the Akropolis‚ with a dining hall and gallery for paintings (Text
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