The Parthenon a temple built for the Greek Goddess Athena the Maiden, best known as The Goddess of Wisdom; it is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece, generally considered the culmination of the development of the Doric order. The Parthenon is a Doric style temple consisting of a rectangular floor, with several low steps and eight Doric style columns on each side (front and back). It is also characteristically thicker and more rectangular than the Pantheon with its oblong rooms and proportions. The cultural monument is made entirely from marble, with a limestone base. The Pantheon is the best preserved of all Roman buildings, and perhaps the best-preserved building of its age in the world.
This pyramid remains as one of the seven wonders of the world. This pyramid took at least 20 years to build, the pyramids architect was Hemiunu who was also known as Khufu’s vizier because of this he was the most powerful man besides Khufu. The pyramid of Giza was also believed to be a stairway into heaven. (7) . The base of the pyramid covers 13.1 acres, and it rises to a height of 481.4ft.
Adequacy of expression, indeed, has at times been considered an essential part of Greek art. They have many sculptures well known such as Praxiteles “Aphrodite of Knidos”, Zeus, Doriphorous , and Discobolos . The first period of Greek sculpture was heavily influenced by the works of the ancient Egyptians. There was an emphasis on creating perfection in human form. However, most of the statues created during this time period appear very rigid and unnatural.
An example of the dome can be seen in the temple called the Pantheon. Consisting of just three parts: a pasty, hydrate lime, pozzolana ash from a nearby volcano, and a few pieces of fist-sized rock, concrete was invented. This Roman invention revolutionized architecture and enabled previously impossible construction. Ancient Roman concrete has withstood the attack by elements for over 2,000 years. The basic construction techniques of the Romans must be better than those of modern practice as judged by comparing the products.
This pyramid was built in the fourth dynasty (c. 2575-2450 BCE) by pharaoh Khafre. And it was made of diorite stone blocks particularly for the pharaoh itself. Although both monuments were built completely different, they both symbolize the religious and cultural aspects of two different empires: the Sumerians and the Egyptians. The Nanna Ziggurat is the monument of Sumerians and it was located on the site of an earlier temple at Ur: the present-day Muqaiyir, Iraq. This monument is an interesting piece of art and very uniquely built; it consists of three stairs with huge rectangular base 205 by 141 feet converging to the top forming a main entrance gate.
The Old Kingdom, also known as the pyramid age, contains Dynasty Three through Dynasty Six (2700-2190). The Old Kingdoms contribution to ancient Egypt was that they built many cities and many pyramids; this is why it’s known as the pyramid age. Also they expanded in trade, as well as set up a strong government for the future. Pharaohs during this time had absolute power over everything and were looked upon as Gods on Earth. The Old Kingdom starts to decline with Pepy II’s 90 year reign.
The Metropolitan Kouros The Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, New York contains well over two million works of art and art related material. These pieces have a vast range of age, from the oldest artifacts, Archeulian flints from Egypt dating as far back as 300,000 B.C.E., to the newest works of art from this year. Contained in the Metropolitan’s collection of Greek and Roman art are many important sculptures. Perhaps one of the most interesting sculptures, The Metropolitan Kouros stands over 6 feet tall, and has some of the most accurate proportions for the archaic period. The term kouros translates to boy in Ancient Greek .
This paper will discuss the large temenos at Delphi, the characteristics of the location of Delphi which make it unique, and the ways in which the rituals at Delphi are adapted to the unique location. The Pan-Hellenic shrine of Delphi is located on the south slope of Mount Parnassus, roughly 100 miles northwest of Athens, soaring high above the Gulf of Corinth. The shrine became one of the most popular in Greece because of the Oracle, who is a mouthpiece for the god Apollo. Believers in the oracle came from all over Greece and some came even from Europe, to see the wonders of the oracle and have their query heard by the Gods. Like Olympia, the site was not a city-state and was not a site of political power.
The Mycenaeans were opposite of the Minoans they were much more warlike. The Mycenaean culture were more of the aggressive type, they did things their way with one of the best armies in Greece at the time. The Mycenaean language was Linear B, which had nearly 200 syllabic signs and logograms. Linear B was decoded in the 1950s. Besides being successful traders, the Mycenaeans were vicious soldiers and great engineers who designed and built big bridges, fortification walls, and tombs.
The Egyptian pyramids, One of the great wonders of the world, these architectural wonders is one of the many things the Egyptian's are famous for. The architecture that was coming out of Egypt at the time were these huge structures that would take about 20 years to build, being built with huge blocks of sun-dried and kiln-baked bricks, fine sandstone, limestone and