Sun Temple Research Paper

The temple of the sun is a smaller and steeper temple than Bacchus. The sun temple was built from piles of rubble with an outer layer of limestone blocks or volcanic rock which is mostly solid rock with internal features. The Sun temple has 3 million tons of rock material and was built without being built of metal tools the use of animals or the wheel invention The temple was built with stone block and held together with lime mortar and covered with plaster then painted like a fresco secco the Pyramid of the Sun is 41 million cubic feet of rock. It is a big pile of rocks, and mud brick the temple also has for staircases allowing access to the top of the temple. While the Romans used three different columns in the temples construction …show more content…
And Corinthian is a high decorative column that is decorated at both the top and bottom with a complex design and perceptional artwork, but they mainly would use the Corinthian column. The Romans also used some of their signature design in the temple of Bacchus such as the arch, vault, and dome along with the use of concrete for the flooring. The materials used to construct temples were complex for Roman architectures. The The Romans would always use the arch in design they were able to use lesser materials in building temples. While columns and ornamental pieces of a building were in marble the building would be constructed of brick and concrete. The Romans would use the arch which had decorative effects and was much stronger. The arch was important to the Roman people that provided water to Rome over long distances. Also Built of concrete and baked bricks that were 3.5 to 4.5 centimeters thick Inside. Bacchus three gods were housed together the rooms were much narrower than the sun temple. And is loftier and grander than Mesoamerican temples. Terracotta (clay) roof tiles were also used. Every marble structure was cut in large blocks and held together by clamps and …show more content…
The angle of approximately 32 degrees. Also would help the Mesoamericans make a calendar which was called the equinox and the solstice which was the calendar that scared the world to its end in 2012. Whereas The Bacchus temple has a very massive appearance with Doric capitals and thick heavy columns made of stone. Its forms of mass and volume are rectangles cylinders and cones with triangular roofing. The site of the temple was important as the temple itself for religious reason. Unlike the Mesoamerican sun temple the Roman Bacchus temple had focus of attention and had a frontal access only. The structure in the shape of a square like which was a standard design. The cella with a porch in the frontal and back part of the temple is where the three gods are housed. That is enclosed inside a row of pillars that supports the roofing which protects the cella from the weather such as rain and sun the Bacchus temple was more of a worshipping place for the three gods. Whereas The Mesoamericans built the sun temple so it was positioned and built to where the sun would look like it was at the very top at the temple at dusk or dawn for a religious ritual or sacrifice to the sun god. Unlike Bacchus the temple also was a very important part in community life of the Mesoamerican people. Bacchus