And it has an open ceiling above it so it can catch rain water. This room leads me out to the Inner Peristyle. Rows of columns surround this beautiful garden. The columns are modeled after those in the House of the Colored Capitals in Pompeii. In the corners are marble fountains that are re-creations from the Villa dei Papri.
Polished rose travertine stone line the rotunda, lobby and halls on the first floor. As you enter the rotunda you will notice the state seal embedded on the floor. The seal and Pioneer were sculpted by Ulric Ellerhausen. The rotunda walls are covered with four murals that represent pieces of Oregon history. The senate is on the left side of the building and the house is on the right.
In the upper section of the seal is an open book, which symbolizes an institution of learning. The seal was adopted in 1905 and has been the seal of the university ever since. The original building was constructed in the early 1880’s and remained until the early 1930’s. Discussions arose about the need for a new library on campus and that is how the new building and tower came to pass. The only thing that remains of the old building is the carillon bells, called the “Burleson Bells”. A carillon is a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by clappers and controlled by a keyboard and foot pedals.
The body of the King was taken from his royal palace then into the funerary temple where it received elaborate ceremonies. The body would then be taken into the tomb chamber which would be sealed off by a 50-ton stone after the burial (Cothern and Stokstad 2011,
Running head: LOCAL BUILDING COMPARISON 1 Research Project Local Building Comparison BINT 205 Instructor: Karen White Masooma Naqvi 18 November, 2011 LOCAL BUILDING COMPARISON 2 Table of Contents Page no. St. Michael’s Cathedral Work Journal Works Cited 4 21 LOCAL BUILDING COMPARISON 3 St. Michael’s Cathedral, Toronto Introduction St. Michael’s Cathedral, one of the oldest churches in Toronto, was completed in 1848. It is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the Archdiocese of Toronto, Canada. It is located at 200 Church Street in Toronto’s Garden District. The Cathedral’s architect was William Thomas, who also designed eight other Toronto churches and the historic St. Lawrence Hall.
Six Cities- Three questions Constantinople Reasons for significance: the location of the city is as magnificent as it is important. It sits on the Bospourus, the strait that marks the division between Europe; afford entry in the Black sea from the Mediterranean. Economic status: After 1453 the city grew and became a centre of trade, power and culture. The Muslims converted more churches and built new mosques. Often, beside the major mosques, there were schools, hospitals, public kitchens, baths, graveyards and large markets, one of which had 280 shops.
Teotihuacan's murals constitute a primary source for understanding the city's religion and social organization. Found throughout the city on the walls of apartment compounds such as Tetitla, the paintings depict a wide range of images centered on two major deities: a female known as the Great Goddess and a male known as the Storm God or Tlaloc. The Great Goddess is usually depicted frontally, with additional motifs pertaining to agricultural fertility. The Storm God is usually shown in profile and is identified by his distinctive face mask and the lightning bolt carried in his left hand. Animals, including coyotes, owls, and jaguars, are also prominent in the murals.
Since construction started at the beginning of Hatshepsut’s reign, these scenes were filled in as the accomplishments took place. On either side of the first level ramp are papyrus pools and a galleries, with a double row of columns supporting the roofs. The porticoes on this terrace were restored in 1906 to protect the reliefs that show the giant obelisks being transported by barge to Karnak. Thus, these porticoes are a different color and are out of proportion compared with the rest of the building. Another gallery runs along the west side of the second level court, and holds
Around the throne of Khafre and kneeling statue of senenmut sculpture they both have a lot of symbols conveying a message written in hieroglyphic writing. On the Khafre sculpture there’s two lion bodies on the throne, symbols that can represent Egypt where they originated from; there are plants in between the legs, and a falcon representing the god of Lower Egypt. On the kneeling statue of senenmut it holds something in the middle that looks like a cobra. On top of it looks like a cup with a sun in it referring to the light or god. Around the throne and in the back there are a lot of symbols that might represent Egypt and Queen Hatshepsut and King Thutmose
Akhenaten 17. Narmer 14. The Egyptian convention of depicting shoulders and torso in a frontal manner and hips, legs, and feet in profile was used when depicting: 1. slaves 2. priests 3. royalty 4. commoners 15. Which of the following is a flat-topped, one story structure with slanted walls above a buria chamber? 1. pyramid 2. mastaba 3. ziggurat 4. necropolis 16. Who designed the funerary complex and stepped pyramid of Djoser?