The Roman Pantheon and the Mausoleum of the Samanids
The two artifacts that I choose to do are The Pantheon in Rome Italy 118 – 125 CE, and the Mausoleum of the Samanids, Bukhara, Uzbekistan of the early 10th century. The reason I choose to do these two was because they really stood out to me. They are both built the same and a little identical. The pantheon in Rome Italy was the main temple for all the Gods and also one of the best preserved of its time. The person who designed it ids unknown but just looking at it you can tell that it was an influential architectural design because huge amount of detail on the pantheon. The Mausoleum of the Samanids of the early 10th century was a monumental tomb that really was not common during this time of the early Islamic period, which is why it made this building so magnificent. Both of these places very similar when it comes to physical appearance and are very different when it comes to their background history and what those buildings were actually used for.
The pantheon in Roman Italy was the temple that was used for all the gods. It was one of the most influential designs of work during its history because it’s one of the best preserved. Because the way the temple was build is different from ho w the others were constructed, …show more content…
Also, they both have an opening right in the middle as well. Then another similarity that they both have is that both buildings were built for one reason only, which altered the way people viewed culture during that time. Some of the differences that they both have is with the Roman pantheon; the people who constructed it are unknown, however for the mausoleum, it was built by the samanids. The Roman pantheon is a tomb while the Mausoleum is an actual tomb that was used. And the pantheon had to do more with religion than the
The two artifacts that I choose to do are The Pantheon in Rome Italy 118 – 125 CE, and the Mausoleum of the Samanids, Bukhara, Uzbekistan of the early 10th century. The reason I choose to do these two was because they really stood out to me. They are both built the same and a little identical. The pantheon in Rome Italy was the main temple for all the Gods and also one of the best preserved of its time. The person who designed it ids unknown but just looking at it you can tell that it was an influential architectural design because huge amount of detail on the pantheon. The Mausoleum of the Samanids of the early 10th century was a monumental tomb that really was not common during this time of the early Islamic period, which is why it made this building so magnificent. Both of these places very similar when it comes to physical appearance and are very different when it comes to their background history and what those buildings were actually used for.
The pantheon in Roman Italy was the temple that was used for all the gods. It was one of the most influential designs of work during its history because it’s one of the best preserved. Because the way the temple was build is different from ho w the others were constructed, …show more content…
Also, they both have an opening right in the middle as well. Then another similarity that they both have is that both buildings were built for one reason only, which altered the way people viewed culture during that time. Some of the differences that they both have is with the Roman pantheon; the people who constructed it are unknown, however for the mausoleum, it was built by the samanids. The Roman pantheon is a tomb while the Mausoleum is an actual tomb that was used. And the pantheon had to do more with religion than the