The Parthenon in Nashville‚ Tennessee is a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens‚ Greece. The Parthenon was dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena‚ the goddess of war and wisdom‚ by the people of Greece. The replica was made to represent the Athens of the South which is Nashville because at the time it was one of the few places in the south with significant growth of culture and education. While the completion of the original was in 432 B.C.‚ Nashville’s replica was completed in 1897
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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
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During the Ancient time period architecture and religion were very sacred to cities. There two beliefs were prominent in Babylon and Greece. Not only did architecture represent the gods and goddesses‚ it also represented the city as a whole. Buildings depicted what the people thought was most significant in their city. In my interpretation paper‚ I will explain how each cities people believed they were the chosen ones. In Babylon during Ishtar Gate into Babylonian was built during the Neo-Babyolian
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completed in 432 B.C. The Parthenon was dedicated to Athena and was designed by the architects Iktinos and Kallikrates. The temple was made up of many columns they like the rest of the temple was made up of marble. On the top of the Parthenon was a frieze. This was a band of sculpture that told the story of the celebration of Athena. The Greeks would have this celebration every four years and it was called the Pan Athenaic. One of the main attractions of the Parthenon was the 40 foot statue of
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The Parthenon and Pantheon were both religious temples. Being built approximately 500 years after the Parthenon (Silverman‚ n.d.; Cartwright‚ 2013b) ‚ the Pantheon takes influence from the Greek structures that preceded it. While features like the Pantheon’s dome shows that the Romans added their own touches to the design and style of the temple. The Parthenon The Parthenon in Athens was built between the years 447 and 432 BCE to replace two previous temples (Silverman‚ n.d.). The Parthenon was
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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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Parthenon Temple Vs. Salisbury Cathedral HUM/266 October 18‚ 2013 The construction of the Parthenon temple began in 447 B.C.E. and was completed in 438 B.C.E. but the decorations building continued on until 432 B.C.E. The Parthenon was built on the Athenian Acropolis‚ Greece that the temple was dedicated to the maiden goddess Athena. The Salisbury Cathedral also known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built from 1220-1258. The Salisbury Cathedral was built in replacement
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THE PARTHENON: FORM & STYLE The Parthenon is widely considered to be the apotheosis of classical architecture‚ regarded as an enduring symbol of Greek culture‚ Athenian democracy and Western civilization as a whole. It is constructed in the traditional Doric order of temple design‚ representing logic‚ morality‚ restraint and control. The temple has a simple structure‚ defined by its simple‚ bold outline. The building is richly decorated‚ and when it was first constructed it would have displayed
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