The Temple Of Apollo At Bassae, By Frederick Cooper

Questions about Image Set 1: Acropolis, Athens 101. The gateway to this site, visible in the foreground at the lower right, is called the: a. Erechtheion b. Parthenon c. Temple of Hera d. Stoa of Attalus e. Propylaia 102. The main temple shown at the upper right is dedicated to: a. Athena b. Erectheus c. Portunus d. Aphrodite 103. The primary function of the main temple shown at the upper right is: a. an interior gathering space for worshippers b. a venue for religious games c. a house for the statue of a god or goddess d. a fortification high on a hill 104. The site shown in plan and reconstruction is known as the: a. Great

Many similar characteristics are used throughout the Classical and Early Empire when the construction of temples was being built. Though old techniques were used, the advancement of new methods were being introduced to build faster, stronger, and in different shapes and sizes. We will discuss the Parthenon and the Pantheon; though similar in name, they do have some differences that represent the Greek and Roman styles.

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Bassae, which was known as Vasses in ancient times was home to numerous temples. Within the mountains these temples rose up from the natural formations creating a new impressive landscape. This natural sanctuary soon became one of the greatest religious centers of the entire Hellenic World (Greek National Tourism Association). The temples that remain stand as a reminder of the importance of god and goddess to the people of ancient times. The belief that each helped to provide for the welfare of communities. They are architerual masterpieces that need to be saved. People should work to save them and keep them all their treasures in tact. In what was this landscape of temples was the Temple of Apollo Epicurius, which still stands today. The Temple became a World Heritage Site in 1986. It is a site with rich history, and risky impressive architecture for its time. This sacred temple is dedicated to the god of healing and the sun, Apollo.

It is very clear that ancient buildings can be a part of the evidence to show what happed in the history. As a part of ancient culture, architectural languages have the significant vale in both culture and construction. The temple of Hera, which becomes the sign of Greek classic architecture even the whole Europe, plays an important role in the Greece history and culture . This essay will start an analysis from the structure and component of the temple of hera to present that how can cultural factors affect the form and functions of a building.

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The Rome’s Pantheon and Greek’s Parthenon are both significant and innovative structures that have influenced the architecture around the world. This essay will describe the style and function of each building as well as the similarities and differences between ancient Greece and Rome in four characters including history, design, usage, and similarity.

The Greek sanctuary rose as the model place of worship ever. Dissimilar to the Egyptians, the Greeks put their dividers inside to ensure the cella and their segments all things considered, where they could express outside space. Maybe interestingly, the overriding concern is for the building seen as a wonderful question remotely, while in the meantime containing valuable and sacrosanct internal space. Greek designers have been commended for not pounding the viewer with over monumentality; yet they thought that it was suitable to construct sanctuaries on essentially the same topic running in size from the little Temple of Nike Apteros (427-424 BC) of around 6 by 9 m (around 20 by 30 ft) on the Athens Acropolis to the huge Temple of Zeus (500? BC) at Agrigento in Sicily, which secured more than 1 hectare (more than 2 sections of land). The Greeks sometimes masterminded their landmarks

The prison industrial complex feels like a dirty phrase, an almost unspoken taboo in this world. However, unlike most taboos, it is an unspoken taboo. No one likes to discuss the oppresion that is happening to a group of marginalized people. It is slavery, and unfortunately there is no other way to phrase it. Prisoners are being put to work, for cents an hour. They are being kept in cages, the conditions of which are atrocious, and then are let out for just enough activity and roaming time so they do not lose their sanity, and are forced to work for a nominal wage. It is a blatant disrespect of the rights of thousands. These men and women may have committed a crime, but the punishment generally does not fit the crime. Prisoners are forced

Greek mythology played a large role in Greek artistic styles and functions. In the case of this study, the mythological god Apollo is the subject of the artistic works of the votive known as the “Mantiklos Apollo” and the statue of “Apollo” that was found in Pireaus. These figures show a natural progression in style and technique. They are important because they represent the sacred beliefs and superstitions of their respective cultures and time periods.

The Temple of Apollo at Didyma is located in the country of Turkey which is located in present day Eastern Europe. The Temple of Apollo is located south about 17.70 Kilometers from the costal town of Miletus. The Temple of Apollo was built in the sixth Century B.c..Which is on the western coast of the country. This temple is the tallest and the slimmest built of the ancient Greek world. The temple served a huge role in the social ,religious, and political lives on the Mediterranean coast. I am comparing and contrasting this historic temple to the Our Lady Queen of Angels Church in Newport Beach, California.

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 Temple of Portunus includes a frontal elevation composed of two distinct parts: the façade above the floor and below it. In accordance with the Etruscan temple style, the floor of the temple is raised on a podium, which is accessed by a frontal staircase. Above the floor is the Greek influenced Ionic façade that includes towering Ionic columns and volutes. This clear delineation between the Greek and Etruscan influence is Roman elemental juxtaposition. Additionally, the temple exhibits a ground plan that melds a Greek peristyle and an Etruscan close-wall construction. The walls were expanded to the edge of the building and engaged columns were placed on the outside to give the appearance of a Greek colonnade. This combination allowed the Romans to indulge both Etruscan and Greek influences. On a larger scale, temples in general were a large part of the Roman public sphere because they had wide ranging social, political and religious effects. These temples, based on Greek and Etruscan architectural influence, were commonly funded by wealthy Roman citizens who wished to display their importance through improving the common areas of Rome. The Roman adoption of Greek and Etruscan building practices, and their unwillingness to choose one or the other, allowed them to

Agrippa, Augustus’ right-hand man, constructed this building as a temple to all the gods; however, a fire destroyed this temple in 80 CE and so Domitian built the reconstruction. The Pantheon we are familiar with has a significantly different design than the original one, and this is why this specific temple is so dislike to the rest of the Roman temples. Before it was burnt, the Pantheon stood in a podium at the end of a large rectangular court. The surroundings of this temple have changed in order to provide a unique experience to its visitors. For example, the temple has en enormous dome with a 27-foot oculus that opens to the sky. This oculus lets a shaft of light come through creating an emphasis wherever the reflection is. Visitors were driven nowhere but to the light at the center of the dome. This building was built for greeting foreign embassies, adjudicating disputes and hold court (Janson). Moreover, the Pantheon is extraordinary because of the potential and strength of concrete. Some other materials used in the process of building the temple include travertine, tufa, brick, and pumice. These materials varied in order to reduce its weight. The colored marble on the wall symbolized imperial authority. The sphere is though to symbolize eternity and perfection and the bronze panels symbolized a starry night sky.

Egyptian temple was landscaped in such a way that the external wall looked like a fortress isolating the temple from its environment which symbolically denoted the forces of chaos and evil. In the same vein, Egyptian temple hypostyle hall and ceiling are decorated with paints, stars, and other celestial bodies. Whereas, Greek temple is positioned and planned to maximize the context of its surrounding landscape. Again, the Greek decorations are straight decorations. They are decorated following pre-defined Ionic and Doric