Architecture of ancient Greece

beautiful weather, the lively people and the delicious delicacies, is what makes Greece the perfect tourist destination. While Greece is filled with many appreciated islands, as well as an impressive lifestyle and culture, it is infused with stunning architecture that creates emotional memories. The population of Greece is more than 10 million people, that has an area of 59, 949 square miles (131, 958 kilometers), Greece gets approximately 16.5 million tourists to visit. This constitutes to…

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…

physical built environments and later from various publications. The symbolism attached to the elements of buildings was much more widely perceived in ancient times than they are today. In this text the author intends to communicate the loss of literal meaning in the architecture of the modernist movement by describing the significance of the ancient orders and their development throughout history. The progression of these established standards is compared to the work of Venturi and the…

The Parthenon, an ancient Greek structure that stood atop a large hill above Athens, was a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena, the Athenians’ patron deity. Built after a period of success, the building was symbolic of the power held by the Athenians. Its intricate design adapted existing architectural styles into something new and unique, and it has inspired architectural designs around the world ever since. Believing that she contributed to their success in the Persian Wars, the Athenians…

not afford slaves. Thus, it seems that these great civilizations lived different from one another. Despite their differences in lifestyles, one comparable attribute of Ancient Greece and Ancient Egypt would be their religion. Both civilizations practiced a polytheistic religion which meant they believed in more than one god. Ancient Egypt was ruled by pharaohs. Pharaohs were the highest level in the Egyptian society and were considered close to the gods. Egypt’s version of polytheism would be…

pyramids and scorching deserts of ancient Egypt, to the Parthenon of ancient Greece, and to the Colosseum of ancient Rome, these cultures laid the foundation of what western civilization and thought would become today. To this day, there are multiple religions, multiple political systems, different government systems, and traditional ways of living that all had to originate from somewhere. Since researching and exploring more about these ancient cultures of Greece, Rome, and Egypt, it was a…

The Parthenon is the most significant and surviving construction of all of Classical Greece, and still dominates the city of Athens today while continuing to remain as their international symbol. Despite its massive size the structure was built in only a 15 year time period ; 447-432 BC, costing 469 silver talents. The structure was originally designed to repair the previous temple that was destroyed by the Persians in 480 BC. The Parthenon sits on the Acropolis of Athens which is an elevated…

The Greek and the Roman civilizations had some of the biggest impact on the development of the ancient world. What was different about these societies from other cultures within the ancient civilizations was their political and religious systems. As Rome conquered various Hellenistic cities, they captured the essence of Greek culture and melded it within theirs. Through influence of literature, architecture, and mindset, as well as expansion by principal leaders, the Greeks and Romans spread…

Aztec culture is human sacrifice, which was linked with religious ritual." Many people today portray the sacrifices back to the ancient civilizations to those of the aspects like sacrifices, to the Mayans and the Aztecs, that occurred around modern-day Mexico before, during…

's potential were those from Greece and Rome (Basic Ideas of the Renaissance). A lot of this was shown in their art, architecture, and activities that these people were involved in. Because these were all small pieces that added up to the humanism idea, they were reborn through the Renaissance. It was humanism that brought forth the idea of architecture and art, that led to the remaking of what was once such a huge thing when it came to both ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. At this time people…