Pantheon Research Paper
The Ancient World was a place where great discoveries were made. A World where great things and extraordinary minds existed. Every group of civilizations had something different they believed in. These heroes of ancient cultures deserve to be acknowledged. These were the people who developed the basic building blocks of architecture, furniture and interiors that we use today. They worked hard and strived for perfection.
I have decided to look at the Pantheon, Parthenon and Temple of Horus as buildings of my inspiration. These buildings are examples of magnificent architecture and over the years people have altered and changed the styles, but the basics still remain the same up to today.
THE PANTHEON, …show more content…
It was a building of the ordinary classical type. It is rectangular with a gabled roof which is supported by a colonnade on all sides. There were eight columns in the first rank and two pairs of four behind. The building was rebuilt completely with a few alterations made in the early 3rd century. The building is circular and constructed of concrete which is faced with bricks and has a great concrete dome (or roof), rising from the walls. At the front there is a porch of Corinthian columns supporting a gabled roof with a triangular pediment.
Underneath the porch are enormous bronze doors. These doors are 7 meters high and they are the earliest large examples of this nature.
Originally, the building was approached by a flight of stairs. Later construction raised the level of the ground that lead to the portico and the stairs was eliminated.
There was a relief structure, perhaps of gold-plated bronze, that was used to decorate the pediment of the …show more content…
This is probably because of its portability being easy. It was expensive to make the stool, even when it was in its simplest form. Stools were used by both slaves and emperors. Those who were poor got plain stools, while those who were wealthy had access to precious woods, had ornaments inlayed, metal fittings, ivory, silver and gold leaf. The bronze stools from Herculaneum were square in shape. It had straight legs with decorative stretchers and a dipped seat. An important indicator of power in the Roman period was the folding stool. Both stools and chairs folded into a scissor fashion in order to make it easier to
I have decided to look at the Pantheon, Parthenon and Temple of Horus as buildings of my inspiration. These buildings are examples of magnificent architecture and over the years people have altered and changed the styles, but the basics still remain the same up to today.
THE PANTHEON, …show more content…
It was a building of the ordinary classical type. It is rectangular with a gabled roof which is supported by a colonnade on all sides. There were eight columns in the first rank and two pairs of four behind. The building was rebuilt completely with a few alterations made in the early 3rd century. The building is circular and constructed of concrete which is faced with bricks and has a great concrete dome (or roof), rising from the walls. At the front there is a porch of Corinthian columns supporting a gabled roof with a triangular pediment.
Underneath the porch are enormous bronze doors. These doors are 7 meters high and they are the earliest large examples of this nature.
Originally, the building was approached by a flight of stairs. Later construction raised the level of the ground that lead to the portico and the stairs was eliminated.
There was a relief structure, perhaps of gold-plated bronze, that was used to decorate the pediment of the …show more content…
This is probably because of its portability being easy. It was expensive to make the stool, even when it was in its simplest form. Stools were used by both slaves and emperors. Those who were poor got plain stools, while those who were wealthy had access to precious woods, had ornaments inlayed, metal fittings, ivory, silver and gold leaf. The bronze stools from Herculaneum were square in shape. It had straight legs with decorative stretchers and a dipped seat. An important indicator of power in the Roman period was the folding stool. Both stools and chairs folded into a scissor fashion in order to make it easier to