Wesley Cowman Dusenbery CIV 111 10/3/2013 The Pyramids vs. The Parthenon Ancient civilizations were capable of producing awe inspiring architectural feats. This holds true with the Egyptians and Romans. The Egyptian Pyramids and the Greek Parthenon are architectural marvels today even though they were built over a thousand years ago. These impressive structures were built over many decades with little tools. By looking at the architecture and understanding the purpose of each structure people
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The Parthenon vs. The Colosseum I choose to use The Parthenon as my Greek work of art and The Colosseum as my Roman work of art. Both are buildings but are such iconic buildings with new and innovative designs‚ styles and building materials‚ that they are works of art as well. Seeing as how they are both buildings it goes without saying they were 3D works of art. The Parthenon was built almost entirely of Pentelic marble‚ they did use wood too‚ but 22‚000 tons of marble was used. The Colosseum
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The architectural styles of both the Parthenon in Athens and the Pantheon in Rome are significant in their own ways. They had their similarities‚ but they also had their differences. Both‚ for example‚ are temples. The Pantheon was a temple to all gods‚ whereas the Parthenon was a temple only to the goddess Athena. The columnwork of the Pantheon is far more intricate than the columnwork of the Parthenon. The Pantheon seemed to honour both its creators and the gods: for example‚ after reparation
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Both the cathedral and spire in The Spire are accurately depicted based off of the actual Salisbury Cathedral. Construction for the Salisbury Cathedral started in the 13th century; in 1220 on April 28th‚ the foundation stones for the cathedral were placed. About a century later‚ the spire was added on top of the cathedral. This is the time period that the book takes place. The spire in the novel was added on top of the cathedral 150 years later. Similarly‚ the spire was added to the Salisbury Cathedral
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Building a Medieval Cathedral Medieval cathedrals were the wealth signs of the church. These were larger than castles. The cost for the construction of cathedral was high and the money for these buildings was paid by the people itself in the medieval times .For building magnificent buildings‚ medieval workers worked with basic tools. The first job of the architect in that time was to select best craftsmen and other highly skilled men that were needed. For the design of cathedral‚ some of the skilled
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Salisbury Cathedral: The Birth of English Gothic Architecture Rising four hundred and four feet above the Salisbury Plain in England‚ one can see the tip of the tallest spire in all of Britain. Below the spire lies a Cathedral of unmatched grandeur. The first stone for the Salisbury Cathedral was laid in 1220‚ and it was finished only thirty-eight years later in 1258. For the first time in history‚ ground was broken for an early Christian cathedral because the Salisbury Cathedral was the first
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Cathedrals of England IN the dictionary‚ cathedrals are defined as another name or place of worship for Christians‚ Catholics‚ and etc. I’m about to take your imagination to some of the homeland of some of the oldest and beautiful cathedrals on Earth. I’m going to introduce you to London‚ the capital city of England‚ and the United Kingdom. Before we start our trip‚ let me tell you the variety of cathedrals we’ll see. There are over 50 cathedrals in England‚ and over
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The National Cathedral The national Cathedral is a Gothic sculptured building located in Washington D.C. There were several architect that help complete this masterpiece. Frederick Bodley started the structured in 1893 as the head architect. Henry Vaughan was appointed the head supervisor in 1907. After Bodley and Vaughan passed away‚ Philip Hubert Frohman an American finished the National Cathedral in 1990. It took 83 years to finish the project. The Washington National Cathedral landscaping
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Charles Cecela Jessica Focer Composition 2/ WRIT 102 2 February 2011 Analysis of “Cathedral” The short story “Cathedral”‚ written by Raymond Carver is a rather simple story with a complex and revealing true meaning. A man‚ the narrator‚ is upset or uneasy about the arrival of his wife’s’ long time friend Robert. The main reason for him feeling upset is because the wife’s friend is blind. The narrator has obviously never experienced a blind person and is full of stereotypical thoughts and
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The characters in the “Cathedral” had a lot of exploring the unknown. Not only was Robert exploring the unknown of what is a cathedral‚ but also so was the narrator with how was going to explain what a cathedral was. What is more‚ he also had to interact with a man that his original preconception was to hate. After the whole first half of the story of the narrator explaining why he did not want the blind man coming to his house. He wife left him there alone with him so he decided to smoke a joint
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