Parthenon And Pantheon Similarities
Introduction
In this essay I will look at similarities and differences between two buildings, Parthenon in Athens and the Pantheon in Rome. The historical setting of these two buildings share some similarities too. The construction of Parthenon began in 447 BC, and continued for 15 years while the Athenian Empire was on the peak of its power ("The Parthenon", 2015). The work on Pantheon in Rome begun shorty after Rome won one of its most important battles, the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, and started as a part of a building program by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, a Roman statesman, general, and architect. In other words, there were no shortage of power, security, self-confident and motivation to build and dedicate ("Pantheon, Rome", 2015).
In this essay I will look at similarities and differences between two buildings, Parthenon in Athens and the Pantheon in Rome. The historical setting of these two buildings share some similarities too. The construction of Parthenon began in 447 BC, and continued for 15 years while the Athenian Empire was on the peak of its power ("The Parthenon", 2015). The work on Pantheon in Rome begun shorty after Rome won one of its most important battles, the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, and started as a part of a building program by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, a Roman statesman, general, and architect. In other words, there were no shortage of power, security, self-confident and motivation to build and dedicate ("Pantheon, Rome", 2015).