Colonnade

step daddy. “In there… There!” as the road began to bank into a wide-left curve. At the time I couldn’t even tell that there was even a driveway there. Not with all the over-grown shrubs and trees that lined the edges of the roadway like a colonnade. But it was there, tucked away among the foliage. As the Pontiac ascended up the curving driveway I looked out my window but couldn’t see my grandmother’s house just yet on account of the pathway snaking through a series of ‘S’ curves as it

Roman architecture was one thing that Early Christians took heavy influence from. Between Old Saint Peter’s, Santa Costanza, and Santa Sabina, the building layout and outer designs give away the significant resemblance of these Christian churches to older Roman basilicas. These plans show how modern Christian churches were fashioned from their ancestral models. The Roman basilica was one example of architecture that Early Christians took inspiration from. Old Saint Peter’s was designed based off

Parthenon also had the large marble-floored hall, but they utilized concrete, brick, as well as bronze elements to enhance the quality and design. Nevertheless, “the Pantheon combines a clearly Roman, cylindrical structure with the splendid outer colonnade of Greek inspiration”(Italy Guides, 2017). Stylistically, the Parthenon in Athens had superior craftsmanship. From sheer scale and rich ornament, the Roman Pantheon takes some beating, and it made a significant breakthrough in the architectural

Doric order was characterized by rectangular shape, a levelling course, three steps on top of the levelling course, as well as the stylobate on top of the steps marking the floor of the temple. The temple consisted of cult rooms surrounded by the colonnade. Doric columns stand directly on the stylobate. The concave grooves of Doric fluting end in a sharp line, or arris. The Doric capital consists of two parts, the round echinus, and above it, the square abacus. The capitals form the transition from

quizlet.com/_8m0yq | 1. | A Classical colonnade around a building or courtyard is called a | | peristyle | 2. | A half-column attached to a wall is called a/an | | Engaged column | 3. | A plain or decorated slab on a Doric frieze which alternates with the triglyphs is called the | | Metopes | 4. | A series or row of columns usually spanned by lintels is called a/an: | | Colonnade | 5. | A three-grooved panel on a Doric

The aim of a dictator is to gain complete control over every aspect of a nation or empire, so it is to be expected that this control would extend to their natural and architectural surroundings. Julius Caesar and Adolf Hitler were two such domineering men, with definitive ideas of how their land should appear and function. This essay will explore how two dictators, living thousands of years apart (100-44 BC and 1889-1945, respectively) controlled the design and building of their landscapes. Specific

The columns to both edifices have vertical hollow grooves known as flutes. The colonnades support a pediment decorated with dentils that surround the outer surface of the pediment. Both edifices have Corinthian capitals that are adorned with acanthus leaves and wide porticos. The similarities of both of these buildings are quite astonishing

Atrium was considered as a ‘sun room' back in the old times. These days sun rooms appears in many homes where people want to soak up sun rays in the middle of winter or maybe grow plants year round. An atrium is an open-roofed part of a building, though now it more commonly has a glass roof. Although the atrium has evolved throughout the centuries, the basic design has remained the same. The word atrium comes from the Latin and refers to an open central court. An atrium in architecture is a central

After looking at the vast antique collection found in the Sir John Soanes’s Museum, London, I was able to identify with 2 objects that I felt had the most interest to me. Found in the Colonnade and Dome room, I will compare and contrast the statue of Apollo Belvedere, a Greek god originally made from bronze and discovered in Rome in the late 15th century. The second is a statue of the Ephesian Diana, an Egyptian sculpture derived of marble. There are a number of statues replicating the pagan goddess

Sacred Heart Church is the second oldest church located 1307 14th Street SW in Downtown Westside in Calgary, Canada. It is founded in 1910. There are two main complexes in this architecture, the older complex that is constructed in 1910 and an additional edition in 1930. Throughout the years, the Sacred Heart Church has constantly been adding additional architectural structures and expanding its size. Both complexes in the Sacred Heart Church are rectangular in plan. They both are red brick structure