Comparing The Parthenon And Acropolis In Ancient Greece

The Parthenon and Acropolis in Greece is the first of the two sacred spaces I chose to write about for activity three because of my fascination with ancient Greece. The Chartres Cathedral in France is the second sacred space I chose because I felt an instant attraction to the architectural style of the cathedral. I will go more in depth about what makes these two sacred spaces important and unique, as well as what similarities they share.
The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located in Athens, Greece. It contains the remains of many ancient buildings that of magnificent architectural and historical significance. Although I will slightly touch upon other buildings in the Acropolis, I will focus mostly on the Parthenon. The Parthenon …show more content…
However, the Parthenon was also utilized as a treasury. It was the centerpiece for a building program on the Acropolis of Athens, which was meant to proclaim the glory of the city of Athens to the world. This is why the Acropolis of Athens was built on a high elevation. The word “Acropolis” comes from the Greek word Akro (meaning high) and Polis (meaning city). The background of the sky had a significant impact on how the architects chose to design the Parthenon; They designed the columns that appear at the corners of the temple to be about 6 centimeters larger in diameter than all the other columns, while they made the space around them smaller than the rest of the columns by about 25 centimeters. This slight adaptation of the corner columns is due to the fact that they are set against the bright sky, which would make them appear a little thinner and a little further apart than the columns set against the darker background of the building wall. The increase in size and decrease of space thus compensates for the illusion that the bright background would normally cause. Ideal proportions and harmony were definitely used in the building of the