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The history of Rome is a fascinating and an extraordinary one. During its existence, the city has gone through multiple transformations, and it has experienced a variety of captivating events and phenomena. While the history of Rome is remarkable and unique, it can, interestingly, be compared and analyzed against a modern version of a great metropolis, which is Chicago.
In evaluating the Roman culture in the relationship to the American cultural system, one can point out many similarities between the ancient city and the modern town of Chicago. Over the last several millennia Rome has undergone many transformations that led to its image being altered and transformed. One such change began dominating in the middle ages when the popes' …show more content…
The changing role of Rome in the face of the papal regime can be compared to the alterations that occurred in the nineteenth century Chicago whose consequences resulted in the city possessing a new purpose and image. On October 8th, 1871, a fire broke out behind a cowshed of one of Chicago homes (Chicago Fire). The fire, which spread quickly, lasted over thirty hours and in its course, it destroyed the entire center of the city (after a dry summer). Since it was a lumber capital of the world at the time, Chicago was quite vulnerable to fires as it was built mostly out of wood (Home history). Because of the horrific event, 300 persons lost their lives, and 18,000 buildings were damaged. Despite the tragic outcome, however, the plans to rebuild the city were made even before the fire was extinguished and the rebuilding process began almost immediately (JoAnn). During the process of reconstruction, similarly to what occurred in Rome, much of the debris from the fire was used to rebuild. However, the …show more content…
In the pre-fire times, Chicago was already an important financial center. Thanks to the city's unique geographic location and its established place in the economy, the post-fire growth was a continuation of the previous success. However, due to the city's central business district being confined between the river and the railroads, the only way to expand that would seem financially feasible was to build up. This new architectural vision required a construction of a tall office building, which would be realized by using the skeleton construction engineering techniques to create a vertical space (JoAnn), the skyscraper. Broadly, the "Great Rebuilding" of Chicago was an attempt to create a new urban center, which resulted in innovative structures and a new style of architecture (National). The Great Chicago Fire had a groundbreaking impact on how the city would be redeveloped and reshaped both physically as well as regarding becoming a major financial
Dedek
The history of Rome is a fascinating and an extraordinary one. During its existence, the city has gone through multiple transformations, and it has experienced a variety of captivating events and phenomena. While the history of Rome is remarkable and unique, it can, interestingly, be compared and analyzed against a modern version of a great metropolis, which is Chicago.
In evaluating the Roman culture in the relationship to the American cultural system, one can point out many similarities between the ancient city and the modern town of Chicago. Over the last several millennia Rome has undergone many transformations that led to its image being altered and transformed. One such change began dominating in the middle ages when the popes' …show more content…
The changing role of Rome in the face of the papal regime can be compared to the alterations that occurred in the nineteenth century Chicago whose consequences resulted in the city possessing a new purpose and image. On October 8th, 1871, a fire broke out behind a cowshed of one of Chicago homes (Chicago Fire). The fire, which spread quickly, lasted over thirty hours and in its course, it destroyed the entire center of the city (after a dry summer). Since it was a lumber capital of the world at the time, Chicago was quite vulnerable to fires as it was built mostly out of wood (Home history). Because of the horrific event, 300 persons lost their lives, and 18,000 buildings were damaged. Despite the tragic outcome, however, the plans to rebuild the city were made even before the fire was extinguished and the rebuilding process began almost immediately (JoAnn). During the process of reconstruction, similarly to what occurred in Rome, much of the debris from the fire was used to rebuild. However, the …show more content…
In the pre-fire times, Chicago was already an important financial center. Thanks to the city's unique geographic location and its established place in the economy, the post-fire growth was a continuation of the previous success. However, due to the city's central business district being confined between the river and the railroads, the only way to expand that would seem financially feasible was to build up. This new architectural vision required a construction of a tall office building, which would be realized by using the skeleton construction engineering techniques to create a vertical space (JoAnn), the skyscraper. Broadly, the "Great Rebuilding" of Chicago was an attempt to create a new urban center, which resulted in innovative structures and a new style of architecture (National). The Great Chicago Fire had a groundbreaking impact on how the city would be redeveloped and reshaped both physically as well as regarding becoming a major financial