The Parthenon and Pantheon are great ancient temples built in different times, they come from different cultures and time yet they share many similar architectural style. The Roman and the Greek culture have influenced the architecture around the world till date.
The Parthenon may be one of the greatest architectural achievements by the Athenians in Athens. Athens was one of many Greeks city-state, In the 5th Century Athens was the most powerful city-state. This precinct becomes a sacred one rather than a defensive one. This building has had tremendous influence because it’s the birthplace of democracy and it’s extraordinary architectural refinement. Since it was the birthplace of Democracy a series of reforms that allowed more and more people to participate in the government. The city probably had about 400,000 inhabitants and maybe only 50,000 were considerate citizens. If you were a women, or a slave you could not participated in the democratic experiment. There is a myth that two gods vying for the honor of being the patron of the city. The two gods are Poseidon and Athena. Poseidon is the god of the sea and Athena is the goddess of wisdom. Both gods gave the …show more content…
Pericles the leader of the Athens embarked on this very expensive building campaign. Pericles dipped into the have the Greek city-state treasury and builds the Parthenon. Iktinos and Kallikrates were the architects of the Parthenon. The Parthenon temple gives the illusion of physical perfection but really the columns are not evenly space, and they expanded near the center. The massive columns with vertical indentations, that goes directly down to floor of the temple. At the top of columns the capitals are a very simple shape, is a little flair that rises up to the simple retrangular block. Just above that are triglyphs, metopes and
The Parthenon may be one of the greatest architectural achievements by the Athenians in Athens. Athens was one of many Greeks city-state, In the 5th Century Athens was the most powerful city-state. This precinct becomes a sacred one rather than a defensive one. This building has had tremendous influence because it’s the birthplace of democracy and it’s extraordinary architectural refinement. Since it was the birthplace of Democracy a series of reforms that allowed more and more people to participate in the government. The city probably had about 400,000 inhabitants and maybe only 50,000 were considerate citizens. If you were a women, or a slave you could not participated in the democratic experiment. There is a myth that two gods vying for the honor of being the patron of the city. The two gods are Poseidon and Athena. Poseidon is the god of the sea and Athena is the goddess of wisdom. Both gods gave the …show more content…
Pericles the leader of the Athens embarked on this very expensive building campaign. Pericles dipped into the have the Greek city-state treasury and builds the Parthenon. Iktinos and Kallikrates were the architects of the Parthenon. The Parthenon temple gives the illusion of physical perfection but really the columns are not evenly space, and they expanded near the center. The massive columns with vertical indentations, that goes directly down to floor of the temple. At the top of columns the capitals are a very simple shape, is a little flair that rises up to the simple retrangular block. Just above that are triglyphs, metopes and