THE PARTHENON The Parthenon in Athens is the most important and characteristic monument of ancient Greek civilization‚ it is a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. It shows the finest point of Greek architecture‚ history and ancient Greek religious beliefs. The Parthenon is a temple dedicated to Athens patron goddess‚ Athena (Herbert‚ 2006:3). Athena was the goddess of civilization‚ wisdom‚ weaving‚ crafts and war. She never had a consort or lover‚ and so she was often known as Athena Parthenos
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The Parthenon When work began on the Parthenon in 447 BC‚ the Athenian Empire was at the height of its power. When it was finished in 432 BC‚ it symbolized Athenian’s imperial power and it symbolizes the power and influence of the Athenian politician‚ Perikles‚ who championed its construction. The Parthenon is a Doric peripteral temple‚ which means that it consists of a rectangular floor plan with a series of low steps on every side‚ and a colonnade of Doric columns extending around the periphery
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The Parthenon in Athens Greece was built from 447 BCE- 438 BCE‚ the sculptures continuing to be worked on for an additional six years after. The building of the Parthenon was possible because of the embezzlement of Delos‚ a small city that allied with Athens during the war. After the war was ended‚ Athens had control of Delo’s treasury‚ and choose to use it to rebuild the temple that the Persians had burnt down. They had vowed to not rebuild the temple until after the Persians had been defeated
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The Arch provides one of the few contemporary depictions of Temple period artifacts.[6][7] The seven-branched menorah and trumpets are clearly depicted. It became a symbol of the Jewish diaspora. In a later era‚ Pope Paul IV made it the place of a yearly oath of submission. Jews refuse to walk under it.[citation needed] The menorah depicted on the Arch served as the model for the menorah used on the emblem of the state of Israel.[citation needed]However‚ when the existence of modern State of Israel
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Constantine the Great FULL NAME- Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Magnus(constantine the great) (son of Constantius Chlorus and Helena‚ married to Fausta‚ he had four children‚ and was eventually succeeded by constantine II.) BIRTH/DEATH- Born in Naissus‚ rome in 285‚ he died in March of 337. RULED- During Constantine’s rule over Rome from 308-337. His reign as emperor of Rome marked one of the major turning points Roman history and in European history as a whole. he was
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thousands of years ago. This essay will examine the function as well as the style of two of those archaic buildings in both the Parthenon of ancient Athens and the Pantheon of ancient Rome. Furthermore‚ it will put them side by side to compare and contrast the two. From 447-432 BCE during the golden era a great temple was constructed on the Acropolis of Athens‚ the Parthenon (Sakoulas‚ 2002). It’s construction was ordered by the Athenian political leader Pericles following the end of the Peloponnesian
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the Parthenon‚ is one such of these examples. It brings into form the three principal ideas of humanism‚ rationalism‚ and idealism of the 5th century Greek people through not only its structure‚ but its ornamentation and sculpture as well. The basis of humanism can be summed up in the words of Protagoras‚ "Man is the measure of all things." Humanism is the idea that human beings are the yardstick by with to measure all things in the universe‚ including Greek gods and goddesses. The Parthenon stands
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Greece’s Parthenon and Rome’s Pantheon are two iconic temples that exemplify the values of the cultures in which they were built. The Parthenon is a marble building that was built between 447 BC and 432 BC and stands 45 feet high and 228 feet long by 101 feet wide. The Pantheon is made of limestone‚ brick‚ and pumice. Its dome is 142 feet in diameter and 71 feet in height. The height of the section below the dome is also 71 feet. I chose these two temples because I want to improve my knowledge of
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continues to this day. This is obvious in that the design of the Parthenon and Pantheon for example‚ continue to be used in the construction of official buildings in the west in modern times. Discussion 1. Similarities: Both the Parthenon and the Pantheon are ancient temples. They look similar in that they both illustrate geometric precision yet there are distinctions in their styles which reflects the culture that produced each one. The Parthenon was built in ancient Greece
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Gateway Arch: The Westward Experience Situated downtown on the riverfront in St. Louis‚ Missouri‚ sits The Gateway Arch‚ a grand‚ luminous‚ stainless steel monument that symbolizes Missouri’s role as the ‘Gateway to the West’. Overlooking the Mississippi River‚ the Arch is a popular tourist attraction and one of the most well known landmarks in Missouri. Each year four million visitors come to lay eyes on this world famous structure. I will elaborate on the Arch’s significance‚ history‚ and
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