Characteristics of Gothic churches and cathedrals In Gothic architecture‚ a unique combination of existing technologies established the emergence of a new building style. Those technologies were the ogival or pointed arch‚ the ribbed vault‚ and the flying buttress. The Gothic style‚ when applied to an ecclesiastical building‚ emphasizes verticality and light. This appearance was achieved by the development of certain architectural features‚ which together provided an engineering solution. The structural
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and protector of married women. | Bio Name: Hera The meaning of Hera is: “Queen of Heaven.” Birth: It is not clear when the beautiful Greek goddess Hera was born‚ although she was born either on an Island called Samos or on a land called Argos. Hera was born to Cronus‚ the Greek Titan god of time and the ages‚ and to the Greek Titan goddess queen of heaven and the mother of the gods. Siblings: Hera had six siblings‚ three sisters‚ Demeter‚ Hestia‚ and Chiron. Hera also had
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Renaissance architecture evolved in the beginning of the 15th century‚ succeeding Gothic Architecture and lasted till the early 17th century. Renaissance architecture can also be defined as a restoration of Greek and Roman Architecture and its principles. As aforementioned‚ Greek and Roman architectural as well as artistic knowledge was lost due to the dark ages‚ and Renaissance sought to bring back that lost precious knowledge. Naturally Renaissance architecture saw use of architectural elements
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Roman and Greek cultures have had a major effect on the economics and politics of the world ever since their early days. The innovations of Roman and Greek cultures are still used even today! Roads‚ newspapers‚ concrete‚ and even the modern calendar are all thanks to the Ancient Romans. Their effect reached Israel and Palestine as well‚ the culture seeped into the ways the Israelites and neighboring countries lived their lives. All of Mediterranea was somehow affected by Roman and Greek influence
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ROMAN RELIGIO REPORT INTRODUCTION Figure one Gaius Octavius‚ also known as Gaius Julius Caesar and later known as Augustus was the first Roman emperor to restore peace in Rome. With skill and knowledge he took Rome under his wing‚ transforming a disgruntled nation into the prosperous empire. The most important strategy Augustus used was the restoration of Traditional Roman Religio. Early Roman Religion appeared as many Roman farmers struggled to survive‚ nature was their only dependent‚ which
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three goddesses who controlled the destiny of everyone from the time they were born to the time they died. They were: Clotho‚ the spinner‚ who spun the thread of a person’s life‚ Lachesis‚ the apporitioner‚ who decided how much times was to be allowed each person‚ and Atropos‚ the inevitable‚ who cut the thread when you were supposed to die. When Atropos cut your thread you were dead and then you made your journey to Hades. Upon death‚ the shade is lead by Hermes to the entrance of the Underworld and
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3.1. Pipes and Filters In a pipe and filter style each component has a set of inputs and a set of outputs. A component reads streams of data on its inputs and produces streams of data on its outputs‚ delivering a complete instance of the result in a standard order. This is usually accomplished by applying a local transformation to the input streams and computing incrementally so output begins before input is consumed. Hence components are termed “filters”. The connectors of this style serve
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Departamentul de istoria & teoria arhitecturii şi conservarea patrimoniului LIMBAJ ARHITECTURAL 1 AN I / semestrul 2 – 2009-2010 TEMA 1 DE SEMINAR ANALIZA DE OBIECT ARHITECTURAL DUPĂ CRITERIUL ATRIBUTELOR VITRUVIENE Analizaţi (conform fişei de analiză de mai jos) 3 exemple de locuinţe individuale (legate de tema de atelier în desfăşurare)‚ din punctul de vedere al răspunsului la comandamentele vitruviene şi al expresiei arhitecturale pe care o generează‚ urmărind punctele propuse (unde este
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Roman Contributions The Romans are considered among the greatest architects of ancient times. They were incredible builders and excellent engineers. The Romans cannot take all the credit for their accomplishments though; some of their inventions were just improvements on older ideas or concepts from Greece. Aqueducts are one thing the Romans got from Greece‚ although‚ they were not called aqueducts in Greece. The Greeks were the first to have a mass water supply system. They used water pumps
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1. Introduction: Recently‚ we have witnessed the evolution of the information age and modern technology. Everything around us becomes computerized and automated. Wants of people had greatly changed and become more complicated than before. For example‚ in the past‚ the only man‟s need was to have a simple building to shelter him and protect his family from the environment. But today‚ the man‟s want is to have a complicated structural building supported with air conditioning systems‚ lighting systems
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