The Temple of Athena Nike was designed by Kallikrates as part of the Parthenon out of marble. During its inception‚ the greatest Athenian architects and sculptures of the Classical period a play in its design. Followers built the temple as a way to worship the Gods of war and it stood as a symbol of the military and political strength of the Athenians. Athena was celebrated with the hopes of bringing victory. Athena is the virgin Goddess of reason‚ intelligent activity‚ arts and literature. She is
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The Golden Ratio The theory of the Italian mathematician Leonardo Pisano is extremely present today. While he was trying to sort out the number of rabbits that mated in a year‚ he discovered a series of numbers‚ that are profoundly consistent in man‚ nature & animals. This discovery was extraordinary‚ but he also found that the ratio always resulted in 1.618. Although it is called differently‚ this ratio is often called „the golden ratio“
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the awesome museums. So one thing you absolutely have to do when you go to Athens is visit the Acropolis‚ which translates to "high city." And on the Acropolis are three famous buildings that were built including the Parthenon‚ the Erecthium‚ and the Temple of Nike. The Parthenon was built between 447 and 438 BC and was dedicated to Athena Parthenos and is an international symbol for Athens‚ it’s one of the most popular. The Erecthium was built between 421 and 405 BC and the Temple of Nike was built
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woven scenes depicting the myth of the Olympians’ victory over the Giants with Zeus and Athena at the forefront. The peplos was absolutely magnificent and it took a team of young women 9 months to weave it. The peplos was ship-carted over to the Parthenon and presented to the statue of Athena. The peplos was a very important religious icon because it was made with the intention of pleasing Athena‚ this was obviously very important to the Athenians because they believed that if they failed to please
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Greece. Surrounded by the new Athens‚ the Parthenon still stands proudly over it‚ a reminder of the old aura of the city. The Acropolis and its Parthenon are the ultimate achievement of the city’s classical architecture and symbol of greatness. Parthenon is a building which was burnt by Persians when it was under construction. It is basically a construction of a Greek temple dedicated to Greek goddess Athena Pallas or Parthenos (virgin). The Parthenon is a temple of the Doric order with eight columns
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influential in Western history reaching a peak between 400 and 300 BC. Some examples of Ancient Greek architecture and sculptures were built primarily for religious purposes‚ to represent deities or to serve as temples‚ such as the Acropolis‚ the Parthenon‚ Erechtheum‚ Apollo Didyma‚ and the Temple of Athena Nike. The decision to build Athena Nike was an expression of Athens’ ambitions to defeat Sparta and become a world power. The ancient Greek goddess Nike was the personification of the ideal of
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represents the order of a building. Due to the Greeks believed that Zeus is very important in the gods of Greek mythology. And then‚ the gods of Mount Olympus looks like a human. They need the construction of buildings to protect them. For instance‚ the Parthenon which was built in Athens and accordance with strict laws of balance and proportion. It is a architecture that full of order. Therefore‚ this classical style was continued to influence early Western architecture. The most notably monuments is the
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lives‚ in the way they took breaks from work and toil to enjoy games to being able to adapt to anything. The concept focused mainly on the achievements‚ values‚ and abilities of humans. These three values are apparent in the Doryphoros‚ and the Parthenon temple. The Doryphoros‚ a sculpture by Polyclitus and also called the Spear bearer‚ is a great example of the combination of these three ideas. This sculpture is well known as the Canon‚ being perfect in proportion of body parts. It also embodies
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The Ancient Greek Period The Parthenon The Parthenon is part of a large sanctuary‚ situated on one of the highest areas of the Greek city Athena: the Acropolis. The Parthenon reflects the climax of the Ancient Greek architecture because of the balance and the elegance of the enormous building. The Temple was build between 448 and 432 before Christ‚ during the Ancient Greek Period and is an example of the Ionic temple architecture. Phidias built the temple for the Greek goddess Athena pathenos
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Good paper‚ Got a C+ on it. 3-4 when double spaced. Said there was some grammer mistakes Greek Architecture Greek architecture has been noted as some of the world’s finest buildings known to man kind. Such as the Parthenon‚ and the temples they built to their Gods‚ have been studied over for many years. The way these structures were built is fascinating. The Three Greek Orders of Architecture Greek architecture is broken down into three orders. These orders were determined by the way that the
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