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Looking at the temple from outside you can clearly see that the façade contains mainly of the pediment supported by entablature and columns. The columns witch are Ionic for this temple, are carved with sculptures in high-relief at their lower portions The pediment was decorated with mythical figures, sculpted in high relief. The plan shows the rectangular stylobate which

The Arch of Constantine The Arch of Constantine is located along the Via Triumphalis in Rome, situated between both the Colosseum and the Temple of Venus and Roma. Along the width of the arch, there are three arches with partially engaged Corinthian columns. The arch is about 20 meters high, 25 meters wide, and 7 meters deep. At the central opening, it is almost 12 meters high, with identical inscribed marble panels above, one on each side, that read: “To the Emperor Caesar Flavius Constantinus,

Greek Stoas and Roman Basilicas are two different phrases that are almost of identical meaning. Both of Greek Stoas and Roman Basilicas have few things in common, but on the other hand they have a lot of major differences. They are constructed according to the cultures they are found in and the time period they were built in. During that time period, both cultures’ religions had great impact on everything they built. These two cultures believed to have a god for everything existed on earth. Their

On the porch there are six draped female figures, referred as caryatids, stand on a high parapet, lightly bearing an Ionic entablature. The caryatids served as supporting columns, the porch was built to conceal the beam needed to support the southwest corner. At the Erechtheum they assume the sublime Classical sculptural style. This south porch counter balances the much larger

Ancient Greece took place between 800 B.C and 500 B.C. It was the developing period for art, literature, architecture, technology, etc. Prior to that, Greece used to be nothing. Ancient Greece has influenced many countries around the world. They have created some of the most influential things to humans everywhere. In this paper, I will be explain the emergence of Greek city-states, the Apology, and the Parthenon. All of which are very important to us today. A city-state by definition is a city

The Renaissance - A historical watershed ‘Renaissance’ a word derived from Italian word ‘renascere’ meaning rebirth in any form. The Renaissance could be viewed as a time of transition from medieval to modern view of man and the world. This cultural movement roughly spanned from 14th to 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of the Europe. From a fashion student eye, I see this era as a turning point in the history. People came out

The time of the Renaissance was a period when old ideas and techniques were brought back to the surface. Ancient Rome helped frame architecture in the Early Renaissance, in comparison will be discussing three buildings in Italy that were influenced by classical heritage. I will discuss is a town house identified as the Palazzo Rucellai, built by Leon Battista Alberti in Florence, Italy. Alberti was known to be a humanist, which was a belief that Greeks and Romans practiced. (Dr. Beth Harris and

churches and mosaics of God from this time period present. Buildings changed dramatically during Roman rule, from the exterior to the interior many improvements were made. “The architecture was classical,” they put “arches, columns, capitals, entablatures, and pediments” on the structures (Roberts 18). On the

architecture, well known for their different types of columns, the Doric order, the Ionic order, and the Corinthian order.2 The Doric columns appeared stout, they had smooth and round capitals, and a square abacus that connected the capitals to the entablature. The Ionic columns had a small base and a double curve at the top of the stone column.3 The Corinthian columns are the most ornate out of the three types of columns. This column weighed more than the others and was not used as often by the Greeks

Greek Revival (1825-1860) Greek Revival architecture was a building style that emerged in Europe and the United States in the late eighteen and early nineteenth centuries. It took elements of classical Greek architecture and used them in a wide variety of buildings. The style became especially popular in the United States around 1820.It is an outstanding example of a style that gained esteem by exploring parallels between an earlier culture and the present day. This style is an international that