There was no possible way that the Emperor could have known that an Italian anarchist was waiting with three bombs—bombs intended to take his life. Luckily, Emperor Napoleon III survived the deadly encounter, and the incident became another reason to have a more secure opera house built. On the other hand, there is the Parthenon. Persians had destroyed and wreaked havoc to their previous temples, which caused the construction of a building that remained relatively intact for 2000 years to come about. The two buildings are great example of architecture through the ages, as they were both built at completely different times.
The Parthenon is a well known representation of the first ever known example of democracy. Many people may not realize …show more content…
For example, both buildings encountered many obstacles and problems. To begin with, the Parthenon's total cost was 469 talents. As a result of the extreme price, some people disagreed with the building of the Parthenon. This was a problem because Athens was democratic, meaning that if the majority of people didn’t want the Parthenon to be built, it wouldn’t be able to be built. The cost alone was not the only main factor in not everyone liking the Parthenon, it was the fact that the some of the funds were coming from the Delian League, a group of Greek city states under the rule of Athens, set on destroying Persia, their enemy. The city states under Athens rule paid tribute to them for protection. Correspondingly, the use of those funds for the Parthenon triggered conflict and revolts, all of which failed. Similarly, the Paris Opera House ran into all sorts of problems. The first problem began with the area that the building was designated for construction, because little did they know that the underground water level was extremely high and while there was an attempt to drain it, it led to no prevail. To compensate, Garnier designed a double foundation to prevent water damage to the structure. During the Franco Prussian war, construction was once again halted as Paris was under siege. The siege only lasted 5 months so construction soon resumed. Another similarity the two historical buildings share in common is that they both went through notable changes throughout time. While the Parthenon was a Greek temple for just under a thousand years, eventually many other empires started using it for their own uses. Between the 5th and 15th century the Parthenon was used as a church before finally being invaded by the ottoman empire and the Parthenon was converted into a mosque. In 1687 the Venetian army arrived in Athens and
The Parthenon is a well known representation of the first ever known example of democracy. Many people may not realize …show more content…
For example, both buildings encountered many obstacles and problems. To begin with, the Parthenon's total cost was 469 talents. As a result of the extreme price, some people disagreed with the building of the Parthenon. This was a problem because Athens was democratic, meaning that if the majority of people didn’t want the Parthenon to be built, it wouldn’t be able to be built. The cost alone was not the only main factor in not everyone liking the Parthenon, it was the fact that the some of the funds were coming from the Delian League, a group of Greek city states under the rule of Athens, set on destroying Persia, their enemy. The city states under Athens rule paid tribute to them for protection. Correspondingly, the use of those funds for the Parthenon triggered conflict and revolts, all of which failed. Similarly, the Paris Opera House ran into all sorts of problems. The first problem began with the area that the building was designated for construction, because little did they know that the underground water level was extremely high and while there was an attempt to drain it, it led to no prevail. To compensate, Garnier designed a double foundation to prevent water damage to the structure. During the Franco Prussian war, construction was once again halted as Paris was under siege. The siege only lasted 5 months so construction soon resumed. Another similarity the two historical buildings share in common is that they both went through notable changes throughout time. While the Parthenon was a Greek temple for just under a thousand years, eventually many other empires started using it for their own uses. Between the 5th and 15th century the Parthenon was used as a church before finally being invaded by the ottoman empire and the Parthenon was converted into a mosque. In 1687 the Venetian army arrived in Athens and