Great Pyramid of Giza

Stonehenge one of the more popular “big stones” amongst the groups of what are classified as menhirs caught my attention because of its majestic structure and its beautiful green body of land which just pokes out at you and grabs the eye. What immediately drew me into this glorious architectural construction is the complexity of its body of work. Instantly I became so concerned because I couldn’t help but think well how did they do it? Good question how did they construct such a sophisticated…

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…

History Assignment Maham Ahmad Qurat-ul-Ain -BBA-2k14 (B) Pyramids of Egypt What were the Pyramids of Egypt : The Pyramids of Egypt are one of the most inspred creations of man. They were built as tombs to the pharoahs and their queens. The Egyptians believed in life after death and so for the pharoahs to safely join the afterlife their bodies were to be protected. The aim of the builders of the pyramids was to create a structure that could withstand time and it's consequences and last…

The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor and Pyramid of Khufu have several aspects in common and several that are different. The age difference between the two buildings is 2,352 years. The Egyptians built the Pyramid of Khufu for Khufu, while the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor was built for Qin Shi Huang. China is the location in which The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor was found, although the pyramids of Giza have always been a known location. These tombs although similar in function…

Horus Narmer is usually considered the first king of the 1st Dynasty, perhaps even the first to have ruled over the whole of Egypt, or as the last king of the Predynastic Period. He is one of the first Egyptian kings to have left some historical records. Very little is known about the king we call Horus Narmer. Even the reading and meaning of his name are not certain. What we do know is that his name has been found throughout Egypt, which is sometimes interpreted that Narmer was the first king…

The Cholula pyramid in Puebla, Mexico is 180 feet high (55m) with a base of 1,300 by 1,300 feet (400m by 400m). Volume wise it is the largest pyramid anywhere in the world. Cholula is actually seven overlaid pyramids built one on top of the other over six centuries, believed to have been built by the Aztecs beginning at the third century BC. The myths involving The Great Pyramid of Cholula is reminiscent of the Biblical story of the Tower of Babel. According to the legend before the Great Flood,…

JAY DEFEO: THE ROSE Jay DeFeo’s The Rose is remarkable. Its dimensions of 10.7’ x 7.7’ x 11” and its weight of 1,850 pounds are unbelievable. The time--eight years--spent on creating this work is extraordinary. In my opinion, this alone merits The Rose’s inclusion in this and all other art history classes. Yet, these statistics do not encapsulate all of The Rose’s mystique, intrigue, and troubled history, nor do they demonstrate the way in which it complicates the canonical survey of art and…

hundred kids. He obviously has more than one woman he goes to every night and as a result, he has an absurd amount of children. King Ramesses II is known to be more of a show off rather than an effective king. King Ramesses II is also known to be a great builder. During his time of reign, he rebuilds temples, and builds new structures of his own. Ozymandias makes remarkable architectural…

About 3,500 years. Some 600 miles up the Nile valley, south of Cairo, you come upon the Valley of the Kings. Here the pharaohs made secret tombs in the sides of mountains. The Valley of the Kings is one of the most isolated spots on earth. Almost nothing grows there – no tree, no shrub, no blade of grass. The sun hits down from an everlastingly clear sky whose bright blue is the only colour divergence to the dull, constant dark gold rock and sand, hills and valley floor. All along the desert…

Castillo de San Marcos, is one of the first successful forts entirely made of stone. For tourists, everywhere you look you could see something that exist in the 16 hundreds. The fort has endured many wars and conflicts,but still stands tall in Augustine Texas . Castillo de San Marcos would be a very interesting memorial to visit. The fort is an oddly shaped memorial. It’s shape is a square with an empty center, and diamond shaped peers on each corner to look out on.The fort is…