The Parthenon Of Books

The Athenian Greeks at the height of their power built a temple called the Parthenon which was a monument to their core values of perfectionism, humanism, and rationalism. It is important to understand that the human eye has imperfections which deceive the mind, so one can understand the unique steps that were taken to achieve the illusion of perfection to the human eye. The Greeks loved perfection, and as seen in the Parthenon, the Greek architects purposely made the Parthenon imperfect to account for the imperfections in the human eye. This was done so that when one views the Parthenon with the naked eye, it appears to be perfectly symmetrical, straight, and proportional. The entire Parthenon does not have a single right angle. An example of the Greeks compensating for the imperfections of the human eye is seen in the base of the Parthenon, which from a picture or in real life looks perfectly straight, but in reality it is actually curved slightly upward. It is curved because the Greeks knew that if you have a perfectly flat base for a building, it appears curved to the human eye. To account for that, the Greeks made it so that the base was already curved. The Greeks also curved the columns of the Parthenon inward, because if the columns were straight, it would appear to be curving outward. Again, the Greeks knew about how the human eye deceives the mind, and decided that they must trick the eye to please the mind. This was all done because the Greeks strived for

The Parthenon or its full name which is the Periclean Parthenon of Athens is a classical Greek structure ordered by the Athenian General at that time, General Pericles, who was responsible for the construction of many important temples. The Parthenon was considered the best temple built by Pericles. It was built as a replacement for a damaged Athenian temple, which was destroyed by the Persian Empire in 480 BCE. The construction of the Parthenon was in the hands of two architects Iktinos and Kallikrates. The cost of the constructions was 469 silver talents. Soon in the middle of the 5th century BCE the construction of the Parthenon had begun. It had costed 469 silver talents for the construction of the Athenian temple. In 432 BCE, the construction of the Athenian temple finished with the same designs like many other Greek temples. The majority of many Greek temples had the same structural design, with lots of supporting columns to hold up the triangular roof. Inside is an interior room where a statue for all who come to worship is located. The interior room was too small to fit all the worshippers inside, so the worshipper had to stay outside to pray, unless they wanted to bring offerings to Athena. Inside the interior room of the Parthenon was a statue of the Greek Goddess of wisdom, Athena. This is because they believed that Athena had helped the Athenians fight against the Persian Empire. They also

Most every great culture in history has something for which they are famous. The Mayan civilization has the calendar, the Romans have the Colosseum, and I would like to suggest that the epitome of Greek culture is the Parthenon. It reflects the ideas and religious beliefs of the Greeks and incorporates the architectural brilliance seen first with the Greek people. The frieze, the religious idea behind the building of the temple, and the attention to detail in the Parthenon shows a genius that can only be claimed by the Greeks.

“Earth proudly wears the Parthenon as the best gem upon her zone” -Ralph Emerson. The Parthenon temple was constructed in Athens between 447 and 432 bc; located on a hill known as the Acropolis (meaning “high city”), the Parthenon has been admired for its beauty and master craftsmanship for millennia. When built, the temple was considered “the most decorated temple to have ever been built in ancient Greece”, however over the many years raids, explosions, and natural weathering have damaged its appearance. Nonetheless, to this day the Parthenon is an amazing sight to see. The temple was dedicated to the goddess Athena, its name being an epithet: Athena Parthenos, meaning virgin. The temple’s miraculous detail describes Athenian accomplishments

The homage paid to the past was depicted throughout many different buildings about the acropolis. Stories were sculpted on many buildings, throughout friezes, pediments and sculptures. Many of these were a depiction of Athena who was the patron of Athens. There was often many images of the battles between Poseidon and Athena. The Erectheion was built of the tomb of King Erechteus who was a very important and influential king. It showed the importance of the people who were in power in Greece and paid homage to important Greek figures. The Parthenon told the story of the Athenian people simply called ‘this is our story’; this was shown on the metopes, pediments and frieze. The Parthenon was a way to make a statement about the past and to show

The Parthenon is easily one of the most recognizable architectural landmarks in Greece. Resting on a hill known as Acropolis located in Athens, the Parthenon has stood since the fifth century B.C. Even though most of it was destroyed in 1687 when Venice rampaged throughout. Before that however, the Parthenon served as not only a temple but a national symbol and artistic masterpiece as well (Spirko, Synonym).

After reviewing the lectures and smart history materials, I found that the Parthenon was very interesting. I believe that the Parthenon is one of the most beautiful architectural structures in Greek history. It was built around 447-432 BCE, and is located on the hill of Acropolis. Individuals named, Iktinos and Kallikrates were the architects of this temple. This structure was actually so important and popular that replicas of this temple were built in other locations such as Nashville, Tennessee. The Parthenon is made completely out of marble and was built in devotion to a Greek goddess named Athena. This temple shows the authority, prosperity and culture of the Athenian society (Ancient-Greece).

In this essay I will strive to look into two different buildings from the ancient world, the Parthenon and the Pantheon, which are clear representations of the classical styles of architecture. The former is located in Athens, Greece and the latter in Rome, Italy. Both of these buildings date from before Christ and have more than four centuries between its construction dates. Yet, both are a demonstration of the architectural refinement and of the power of these two distinct ancient civilizations.

By far the grandest building in the Periclean Acropolis, the Parthenon design was heavily influenced by ‘Ten Books on Architecture’, written by Vitruvius. As the Roman engineer stated in his magnum opus, a building must exhibit three virtues of “Firmitas, Utilitas and Venustas ”, roughly translated to “firmness, a sense of utility and beauty” and this can be seen to extend to the design of the

2. The Parthenon’s is a rectangle with rows of white columns all over. There are eight columns standing on each end of the building and with seventeen columns on the longer sides. It has three steps surrounding the building. It's damaged with piles of rubble surrounding it. There are horses and people sculpted on top of the columns. The roof and ceiling are missing.The Pathenon included the cella inside the colonnades. At the end of the room there was a gold and white statue of Athena Parthenos that was armed with a spear, helmet,

The Parthenon is known to be one of the most known temples in the world. Thousands of people travel to Greece to see this legendary piece of art. One thing that visitors love to see when they visit the Parthenon is how typical it is to its time period. The structure of the building is how you would expect a building from the B.C era would be. Surrounded by columns; eight on each end and seventeen on the sides. The Parthenon is a Doric temple and also has some ionic elements on the inside. The outside consists of the shaft (column), the capital (the top), architrave, the frieze (triglyphs and metope’s) and the cornice. This is also known as the Doric order. However, on the inside you can see hints of some ionic elements. There is a frieze that goes all around the interior that is filled with sculptures. There was also a small room inside that had four ionic columns. If you could see the metope’s closely, you could see the sculptures are very belligerent. Many characters are seen fighting in some sort of war. Similar to what the Athenians went through with the Persians.

Art can be described in hundreds of ways. Drawings, sculptures, music, prints, paintings, craft, design, etc. Along with having fascinating god and hero stories, the Greek also showed their devotion to what they believed in by dedicating a temple for the known goddess.

These optical refinements are seen as just another major architectural innovation achieved by the Parthenon. The columns have an inward tilt to create the illusion of perspective in the elevations. Every vertical member of the temple is inclined. The impression of horizontal perspective on the facades is created by the contraction of the columns at the corners, this is repeated in the metopes next to the corner triglyphs. The column shafts are given the illusion of being straight with barely visible swelling. The horizontal members of the Parthenon all display the same level of convexity, this includes the architrave, the frieze and the cornice, as well as the stylobate. All of these precise adjustments made to the structure make the Parthenon appear sharper and emphasise right angles.

The Greek Parthenon, which crowns the Acropolis in Athens in all its ancient beauty, is probably one of the most recognizable historical ruins in the world. Though you may not recognize the name you've no doubt seen photos of it in textbooks or on the internet. I could have chosen many other topics in history to write about, but I chose the Greek Parthenon because, "Greek culture and life influenced the art and architecture of every subsequent period of Western civilization." (Strickland 14). I think this statement explains perfectly why I chose the Parthenon as my topic.

While the Erechtheion temple as a whole is impressive and significantly underestimated because of other notable architectural works in its vicinity, it is only safe to say that the Maiden Porch provides a particularly intriguing picture. This piece of art is directed toward the Parthenon, as if it was intended to demonstrate that it could actually rival one of