Acropolis

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). Parthenon translates to “the virgin’s place” in Greek. The Parthenon was built for the virgin

Negative Attributes of Old Societies Starting out, you have to compare the negatives of the Polis from Medea to the negatives of the “romanitas” from Ovid. There were many negatives that we saw and read about in the book of Medea. The main negative was the state power. Of the state power there was the Bureaucrats, Politicians and the Lawyers. These three groups of people had the entire control over what would happen in their society. Even though Medea was a very loyal woman to her husband

starting anew at the end of the war. Because of this, the area around the Parthenon is now The Acropolis hill, which is no longer a village, rather it is a hill with many monuments and sculptures from the Fifth

1832 Greece became independent and gained control of Athens. The Parthenon became a historical precinct controlled by the Greek government. In 1975 the Greek government began to restoring Parthenon and made the Committee for Conservation of the Acropolis Monuments over the Parthenon in 1983, the European Union funds the restoring.. Today the Pantheon is still used as a church. The Pantheon holds special masses for the Pope like Lent. The Pantheon has been very influential in architecture since the

Greek style of architecture, it also brings its own contributions to architecture that remain with us in 2016. The Parthenon was built as a temple for the Greek Goddess Athena. It was constructed between 447-432 BC to be the focal point of the Acropolis building complex. (AncientGreece.org, 2016) While Greek architecture regularly used either the Ionic or Doric orders, the Parthenon is unique to Greek architecture in that it used both Ionic and Doric orders in its design. Construction was brainchild

The Parthenon was an Athenian temple while the Pantheon was a Roman temple in Italy, the former used to be for adoration of the goddess Athena in the Athenian Acropolis while the latter was used for adoration of all the gods in Ancient Rome. The Parthenon was built by Iktinos and Kalikrates and the Pantheon by Publius Aelius Hadrianus, currently the Pantheon is a Roman Catholic Church and the Parthenon is a Museum. The Parthenon functioned as a temple for adoration of Athena; it was built for that

In Athens, Greece there is a temple on an acropolis called the Parthenon. Although it is no longer a temple where people worship, it still attracts many tourists. Also, even though it is currently worn down, its ancient and magnificent beauty still shines through. The Parthenon has 46 columns on its exterior and 23 total inner columns. It’s large foundations were made of limestone and its columns were made of Pentelic marble. These columns are 34 feet tall and it was one of the first times this

Learning Activity 1 The Elgin Marbles is the common name for an extensive collection of the Ancient Greek sculpture which has been on display in the British Museum since the early-1800s. The collection includes 75 meters (247 feet) of the original 160-metre (524-foot) frieze from the Parthenon temple in Athens. The frieze is the highly decorative section above the columns in classical Greek architecture. The collection is controversial because of its namesake the seventh Earl of Elgin removed the

function as one, nor is there evidence of an altar. It is unlike anything else, and provokes emotion and- harmony and pleasure which cannot be found in nature (Bruno, 1974). The Parthenon stands in partial ruins, as attempted destruction of the Acropolis occurred due to violent uprisings, conflicts, occupations, vandalism, and a terrible explosion which occurred when ammunition was stored in one of the buildings and it exploded. The Parthenon is made of limestone and marble which would have stood

The Greeks finished building an exquisite temple to their beloved goddess, Athena in the year 432 BCE. (Sayre 60). The name of this enriched, unique temple was the Parthenon. The Parthenon took the Greeks approximately fifteen years to complete and as Pericles stated, it was built to give gratitude to their goddess Athena for the salvation of their city, Athens and all of Greece in the Persian Wars (Sayre 60). It was also a symbol of their power and superiority among other cultures. It was something