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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PARTHENON BUILDING The Parthenon is one of the many buildings on the Acropolis of Athens which symbolized the Athenians’ wealth and power. The original building on the site was built as an offering to honor the goddess Athena because the people of ancient Athens believed that she helped the Greeks conquer the Persian Empire in the Persian Wars as well as watched over them and the city. Therefore‚ the temple is dedicated to Athena Parthenos. Parthenon was built in the year 448 BC and was
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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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building is made from concrete and granite‚ though it was rebuilt by Emperor Hadrian in 126 AD. This structure is often compared to the Parthenon created by Iktinos and Kallikrates in Pericles’s Acropolis in Athens between 447-438 BC. The comparison is made because the Pantheon is heavily influenced by the Parthenon from the Greek Classical Era. Both the Parthenon and the Pantheon came from two different cultures and two different time periods‚ but yet share many similarities in their overall symbolism
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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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borrows much of its exterior design from the Parthenon. They were both used as churches during the middle ages which save the Pantheon from looting and many parts of the Parthenon were stolen in the 1700s. Differences: The Parthenon was built in Athens‚ Greece six centuries before the Pantheon was built in Rome making it the older of the two. The Pantheon has granite as one of the materials used in its building and the Parthenon used limestone. The Parthenon is more rectangular in shape whiles the
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Student: Class‚ date & school: Subject: Tentative title: ARC 2701 – History of Architecture I On-line Class – Spring 2013 Florida International University The Parthenon‚ Iktinos and Kallilrates‚ Athens‚ Greece‚ 447 – 432 B.C.E. “The Architectural Perfection of The Parthenon” Description: The Parthenon has the reputation of being “the most perfect Doric temple ever built.” And by looking at it with the naked eye‚ one could most certainly agree. A closer look at the Parthenon’s
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such as the Parthenon‚ and medieval Gothic cathedrals‚ such as Salisbury or Amiens Cathedrals. Address the following aspects: Date built and main purpose of each (introduction) * * The original construction of the Parthenon was built in 448-432 BCE. The Parthenon was dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena‚ she was known as the virgin patron from here people in Greece. Parthenon was built for the purpose to store the chryselephantine statue of Athena. The sculptor of Parthenon was Pheidias
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The Parthenon Work began on the Parthenon‚ built on the Acropolis‚ in 447 BC to replace an existing temple which was destroyed by the Persians in 480 BC and cost 469 silver talents to build. The work began under the orders of Pericles to show the wealth and exuberance of Athenian power. The name of the building most likely came from a cult statue of Athena Parthenos housed in the eastern room of the building. This magnificent structure was built of ivory and gold and was sculptured by the renowned
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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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