‚ which was built in honor of the 16th president of the United States‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ and of "the virtues of tolerance‚ honesty‚ and constancy in the human spirit." The memorial‚ which was designed by Henry Bacon‚ was inspired by the Athenian Parthenon‚ and its structure was erected along the banks of River Potomac. The Lincoln Memorial is comprised of thirty six columns made of Colorado marble. Each column‚ which is 13.4 metres or 44 feet high‚ represents a state in the Union in 1865 (the time
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The elegance and delicate forms of the Erechtheion contrast sharply with its neighboring Parthenon. The temple faces east and its entrance is lined with six long Ionic columns. The temple is unusual in that it incorporates two porches or (prostaseis); one at the northwest corner which is supported by tall Ionic columns‚ and one at the south-west
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Tag 1: (Aman) Who built it and who was it dedicated to? What are the different names? The theatre was started by Julius Caesar‚ and completed by Emperor Augustus. It was dedicated to Emperor Augustus’s nephew‚ Marcus Claudius Marcellus (14-23 B.C.E). The Theatre of Marcellus is also known as Theatrum Marcelli in Latin and Teatro di Marcello in Italian. Tag 2: (Aman) Why did they build it? Marcellus was the heir of Augustus. Augusts treated Marcus Marcellus to the theatre of Marcellus also naming
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THE UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING SCHOOL OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING SCIENCE NAME: NYAGAYA SAMUEL PETER REG. NO: B02/0966/2014 IMPORTANCE OF MATERIAL CULTURE IMPORTANCE OF MATERIAL CULTURE Material culture consists of the physical elements that define the culture of a society‚ this include the tangible and visible instruments that show the technological development of that society. These are the materials that
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Architecture Quiz 2 VERSION A + B Arch 150 Spring 2012 GO TO # 101 ON YOUR ANSWER SHEET Questions about Image Set 1: Acropolis‚ Athens 101. The gateway to this site‚ visible in the foreground at the lower right‚ is called the: a. Erechtheion b. Parthenon c. Temple of Hera d. Stoa of Attalus e. Propylaia 102. The main temple shown at the upper right is dedicated to: a. Athena b. Erectheus c. Portunus d. Aphrodite 103. The primary function of the main temple shown at the upper right is: a. an interior
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Pericles was the leader of Athens and was born in 495 BC and died in 429 BC. His father‚ Xanthippus was a political leader and military commander for Athens who grew up in the family of the Alcmaeonids. His mother‚ Agariste provided Pericles with political value and a religious background. Growing up Pericles was very bright‚ his family was wealthy which meant he had access to the best teachers in the whole of Athens. This meant he was able to fully pursue his education. As a young man‚ Pericles
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Also‚ Romans adopted Greeks symmetrical and proportional architectural style and combined it with the Etruscan’s arch. For instance‚ the Circus Maximus‚ the Colosseums‚ and Parthenon are Roman’s structures styles that were copy and slightly modify to their taste and style. It’s hard to think that Rome could be interested in art‚ when many times they were involved in wars and in gladiators’ shows. I dare to imply that is all
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Greek mythology in western art and literature With the rediscovery of classical antiquity in Renaissance‚ the poetry of Ovid became a major influence on the imagination of poets and artists and remained a fundamental influence on the diffusion and perception of Greek mythology through subsequent centuries.[2] From the early years of Renaissance‚ artists portrayed subjects from Greek mythology alongside more conventional Christian themes. Among the best-known subjects of Italian artists are Botticelli
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Ancient Greek Architecture The Stone Sculpture from the Greek era of 300 B.C. is a beautiful fluted ionic column that stands proudly in the center of the Greek and Roman Art Room in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of- /26.59.1/ allows you to visit the virtual museum to view the stone column. The column is believed to be from the Temple of Artemis‚ from an interior room due to the elaborateness of the restored column. The delicate leaf like motives
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the ten tribes. In the late 460s Ephialtes and Pericles presided over a radicalization of power that shifted the balance decisively to the poorest sections of society. This was the democratic Athens that won and lost an empire which built the Parthenon‚ that gave a stage to Aeschylus‚ Sophocles‚ Euripides and Aristophanes‚ and that laid the foundations of western rational and critical thought. Classical Athens was a direct democracy. Democracy in Athens lasted for less than 200 years. . For the
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