Hypogeum of Ħal-Saflieni The Hypogeum of Paola, Malta, literally meaning "underground" in Greek, is a subterranean structure dating to the Saflieni phase in Maltese prehistory. Thought to be originally a sanctuary, it became a necropolis in prehistoric times. It is the only prehistoric underground temple in the world. The Hypogeum was depicted on a 2 cents 5 mils stamp issued in the Maltese Islands in 1980 to commemorate the acceptance by UNESCO of this unique structure in the World Heritage Site list. It was closed to visitors between 1992 and 1996 for restoration works; since it reopened only 80 people per day are allowed entry and there can be a 2–3 weeks wait to get a ticket.
If such a structure in fact existed, it was torn down to make way for a huge limestone platform, roughly 252 by 103 feet in size that was built as a base for the new temple. This was only the beginning of the temple. The actual base of the new temple was smaller than the platform, as can be still clearly seen. The temple itself was Doric, with a peristyle of six columns at each end and sixteen along the sides. The first year of construction was consumed almost entirely with quarrying and transporting marble from Mount Pentelicus-that pure white, finely grained stone that,
Archeological evidence shows that the bottom chamber was abandoned, while the second was named the queens chamber. The third and final chamber is called the kings chamber and it is located at the center of the pyramid. The Egyptians were known as the masters of megalithic construction. It is still a mystery today, including a lot of the other megalithic constructions such as Stonehenge, how a pyramid of this size and weight could have been created. The research will also cover the advance technology that was used to create this massive structure without machines of mass power.
Although, the Doric style was mainly used in mainland Greece and the Ionic style was used in the Islands and colonies to the east. The main structure of the temple was built by either marmaros (marble) or poros (limestone), the roof was made with marmaros or terracotta tiles. The temples could be decorated by carving figures into the stone, either on the columns or around the edges of the temple. Slabs at the top of the temple were carved in relief (the figures stood out from the surface of the stone). There were often little statues on top of the roof, sometimes flowers or figures.
Within a few months of the Battle of Hastings William fitz Osbern, lord of Breteuil in Normandy, was created earl of Hereford by William the Conqueror, and was given the task of subduing the southern Welsh borderlands. Before his death in 1071 he had built the rectangular keep, which still forms the core of the castle today. It is the earliest dateable secular stone building in Britain, but is very similar to other 11th-century hall-keeps in Normandy. Notice that the builders used several bands of red Roman tile in the construction, probably robbed from the ruins of Caerwent. The small round-headed windows in the ground floor are also original features.
A remote island off the southwest coast of Ireland in Country Kerry, 600 feet above the sea, lays Skellig Michael. Sitting atop the steep sides of the rocky island of Skellig Michael since about the 7th century is a Monastic Complex. The buildings were built with dry-stone construction technology employed by the early monks. The monastery sits on a sloping plateau of rock above the sea. It was originally reached by a series of stone staircases that rose from the water’s edge.
World History Project : Wonders of the Ancient World Great Pyramids of Giza ** YOUR NAME HERE ** . The Great Pyramids of Giza are three pyramids on the far-away, desert outskirts of ancient Cairo, Egypt. Well, that’s where they were built, nowadays, Cairo is an African city, filled with busy highways and towering buildings. The Great Pyramids of Giza are the oldest standing wonders of the world. But, what makes them so wonderful?
After 800 years as an important pilgrimage site, as well as a Christian and Lycian Capital, the City of Myra was buried under 18 feet of mud from the Myros River. All that remained was the large Amphitheater, the necropolis rock-cut tombs and the Church of Saint Nicholas, also known as Santa Claus. According to Strabo in his text “Geography”, Myra was one of the six leading towns of the ancient Lycia, and was also one of the largest cities in the Mediterranean during its time. The Lycians were an ancient society who inhabited the area of present day Turkey, and the union was comprised of about 20 cities, which strived for independence as well as freedom for all individuals. Even though the amphitheater, church and tombs are clearly visible from the surface, the discovery of Myra is credited to Charles Fellows.
Define the differences between Greek & Roman temples 11/11/11 Of the rich and momentous plethora of artworks created in the Greco-Roman era, only a handful survives. Very little painting survives other than murals, vases and literary descriptions of painted panels. The most well-preserved section of the arts is sculptures and architecture, and the only type of building surviving in any number is the temple; the legacy of which is phenomenal. Roman architecture was built on the foundations that the Greeks had laid, as were the Renaissance, Neoclassicism and all other modern revivals of the style. C. M. Bowra says of Greek influence on contemporary society: “the modern world is far too deeply indebted to Greece to accept in unthinking ingratitude what it has inherited”.
Xunantunich is a Classical period ceremonial site, and is thought to have been inhabited from around 300-900 AD. Sometime in 900 AD, the site was abandoned, most likely because of an earthquake. Xunantunich was the first site in Belize to be open to the public when a road and a ferry were built in 1954 to cross the Mopan River, which is located about a mile west of the Xunantunich site. When the site was opened, a small museum was built to house the original friezes located on the walls of the 130 foot El Castillo, the largest pyramid in the plaza at Xunantunich and the second largest pyramid in Mayan history-second only to the Caana pyramid at Caracol. The two friezes were taken from the original walls of the pyramid and replicas were cast and