Greek Architectural Influence
New York, the city that never sleeps, the lights, the people, and the buildings. You go to the city and you see all these amazing structures, but where did they come from. If you look at the some of the buildings in New York City, and look at the buildings from Ancient Greece you can see a pretty clear resemblance. The influence on the architecture in the world today came from those first major architectural accomplishments made by the Greeks.
From the times of 600 BCE- 600 CE, classical civilizations have existed throughout the world. Classical civilizations are civilizations that had a significant impact on the world today. One of the classical civilizations that had a major impact on the word we live in was Greece. Classical Greece came …show more content…
“The parthenon is a temple to the Greek goddess of wisdom Athena. In the nineteenth century, the Parthenon became a symbol of honesty,heroism, and civic virtue of the highest ideals in art and politics, a model for national monuments, government building, and even homes.” (Marilyn Stokstad, 149). The Parthenon was at the top of the acropolis, a citadel or a complex built on a high hill, in Athens, so everyone in the city was able to see it. “The Parthenon was large in every dimension, built entirely of fine marble” (Marilyn Stokstad, 150). “The classical Parthenon was constructed between 447-432 BCE to be the focus of the Acropolis building complex. The architects were Iktinos and Kallikrates (Vitruvius also names Karpion as an architect) and it was dedicated to the goddess Athena Pallas or Parthenos (virgin). The temple’s main function was to shelter the monumental statue of Athena that was made by Pheidias out of gold and ivory.” (“The Parthenon”, Ancient-Greece.org) The Parthenon is important in today’s world because buildings are modeled after it, and helping shape America’s government. “Nineteenth-century Americans their democratic, mercantile culture by adapting the Parthenon’s form to government, business, and even domestic buildings.” (Marilyn Stokstad,
From the times of 600 BCE- 600 CE, classical civilizations have existed throughout the world. Classical civilizations are civilizations that had a significant impact on the world today. One of the classical civilizations that had a major impact on the word we live in was Greece. Classical Greece came …show more content…
“The parthenon is a temple to the Greek goddess of wisdom Athena. In the nineteenth century, the Parthenon became a symbol of honesty,heroism, and civic virtue of the highest ideals in art and politics, a model for national monuments, government building, and even homes.” (Marilyn Stokstad, 149). The Parthenon was at the top of the acropolis, a citadel or a complex built on a high hill, in Athens, so everyone in the city was able to see it. “The Parthenon was large in every dimension, built entirely of fine marble” (Marilyn Stokstad, 150). “The classical Parthenon was constructed between 447-432 BCE to be the focus of the Acropolis building complex. The architects were Iktinos and Kallikrates (Vitruvius also names Karpion as an architect) and it was dedicated to the goddess Athena Pallas or Parthenos (virgin). The temple’s main function was to shelter the monumental statue of Athena that was made by Pheidias out of gold and ivory.” (“The Parthenon”, Ancient-Greece.org) The Parthenon is important in today’s world because buildings are modeled after it, and helping shape America’s government. “Nineteenth-century Americans their democratic, mercantile culture by adapting the Parthenon’s form to government, business, and even domestic buildings.” (Marilyn Stokstad,