Acropolis

Acropolis of Athens, and more specifically the Parthenon is the most mysterious. It is thought to be the most characteristic monument in in Greek history. Symbolizing the beginning of Western civilization, it is also an icon of European history. The Parthenon

Greece’s history can be traced back to the Stone Age hunters, then the early farmers, to the Minoan civilization, the dark ages and to present day. Through all those centuries one thing can be agreed on by many historians and scientist that the ancient civilization of the Greeks was one of the most influential and thriving time in history. Many new ideas, innovations, art and architecture was developed from it and many of those innovations are still used to this day. There style of architecture with

The British Government have an obligation to give back the Parthenon Sculptures in the British Museum back to the Greek government. This is due to the importance the Statues have in Greek Culture, the importance of having the Acropolis once again united, and the high level of evidence supporting the claim that the British stole the statues. This essay will aim to explain each of these points, a well as the British Rebuttals. Not only this, but a recount will be made on the attempt made by myself

and to the north and west, the Aegean Sea, which was named for Aegeus, the king of Athens. The Temple of Poseidon was built in the mid-late 5th century B.C., which was also during the same period of time that the great monuments of the Athenian acropolis were being built. Excavations throughout history have proven that this was not the first temple at this monumental location, as the original temple was most likely destroyed during the Persian invasions around 400 B.C.. The Temple of Athena is

golden statue of Athena sculpted by Pheidias, which stood between the Propylaea and the Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens. Athena Apteros: A statue of Athena without wings. Erechthion: An ancient Greek temple on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens in Greece which was dedicated to both Athena and Poseidon. The most sacred temple. Parthenon: A former temple, on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena. Varvakeion Athena: A Roman-era statue of Athena Parthenos. Delphi:

Both the Dome of the Rock, located in Jerusalem created in 687 AD with no artist, and the Acropolis, located in Athens Greece created in 450BC with no artist but commissioned by Pericles, are demonstrations of Sacred spaces that demonstrate different practices from two different cultures. Religious Islamic architecture is intricately related to Muslim prayer which is an obligation to do every day. The Dome of the Rock was said to be the first great Islamic building. The Muslims had taken the city

Architecture Question 1: How is the Parthenon still standing? The Parthenon is still standing because, quite simply, the Athenians were very creative. They did lots of research and tests before construction. The tools the ancient Athenians utilised are suspected to be far more powerful than the modern tools we use today. By analysing the surfaces of the stone in the Parthenon, the tools must have been much more sharp and durable than those of today. Supposedly due to their metallurgical experimentation

Located on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, the Parthenon is the most famous and most important piece of architecture in Greece. Standing in ruins as a former temple dedicated to the Greek Goddess of wisdom, Athena, the Parthenon has held the most important sculptures made by the Greeks. During the 1800s, when Greece was under the control of the Ottomans, sculptures from the Parthenon were sent to Britain by Lord Elgin for safe protection. The Parthenon Marbles have since then never been returned

UW Department of Architecture Quiz 2 VERSION A + B Arch 150 Spring 2012 GO TO # 101 ON YOUR ANSWER SHEET 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

the construction of the Parthenon. The Parthenon that exists today was built to replace the old Parthenon which was never fully finished due to it being destroyed when the Persians sacked the city and burned the Acropolis to the ground ‘levelled everything…set fire to the entire acropolis’ (Herodotus 8.53.2). The Parthenon was built even though in the Oath of Platea the Greek city-states decreed that they would not rebuild that which the Persians had destroyed, therefore the Athenians had arguably