Half Dome

eruptions impact us and what might they look like? Through study of Mount Hood’s past volcanic behavior U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists are able to predict and prepare for future eruptions and activity in the area. Mount Hood is more than a half a million years old. The volcano has had a long history of eruptions through the centuries however, there have been two significant periods of time with eruptive behavior dating back 1500, and 200 years in the recent past. Mount Hood’s…

Located near the town of Vers-Pont-du-Gard, The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct that crosses the Gardon River in the south of France. This bridge is part of the Nîmes aqueduct, which was made in the first century (AD) to carry water from a spring at Uzès to the Roman Nimes. One of the most important contributions to the world of architecture was the creation of the arch. Romans built arches with special concrete which would allow them to make the arch structured taller yet more stable…

architecture, and poetry. Suleyman idolized the Hagia Sophia and dreamed of building a unique mosque just like it. Based off of the Hagia Sophia, Suleyman hired Sina, a great architect, to build “The Mosque of Suleyman”. The mosque was a complex of domes and half domes, including schools, libraries, a bath, and a hospital. It was completed in 1588 and was used to pray to Allah, the mosque represented Suleiman's legacy. Suleyman greatly improved the civilization for the Ottomans by completing…

“Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space. I know of no sculpture, painting or music that exceeds the compelling spiritual command of the soaring shape of granite cliff and dome, of patina of light on rock and forest, and of the thunder and whispering of the falling, flowing waters. At first the colossal aspect may dominate; then we perceive and respond to the delicate and persuasive complex of nature.”-Ansel Adams,…

curves and arches. Accordingly was established the framework of the art in which the Italic people groups were to outperform the Hellenes: auxiliary building. The vaulting methods utilized by the Romans were the straightforward geometric structures: the half circle barrel vault, the groin vault, and the segmental vault. The vault surfaces were commonly secured with stucco or tiles. A phenomenal case of Roman vaulting is the Basilica of Constantine and Maxentius in Rome. A characteristic…

in 1902. Peter Rodger originated the pairs design in 1905 and in 1908 work was taken over by the Railways Department. The Edwardian decorative style of the station mirrors its importance to the city as well as its history, as it crosses one-and-a-half city blocks, making it the largest building façade in Australia. As a large and striking public building located at a main entry into Melbourne, on one of the most significant intersections, it is a familiar and well-known landmark. The view of…

be on average less informed than voters in the past. People who are uninformed about the potential presidents of our great nation will believe whatever the media says about them, and as most everyone in the United States knows, the media is full of half-truths and ,rarely, outright lies. One example of this was during the 2012 election. Someone said that Barack Obama was not a natural-born citizen of the United States and therefore, could not be considered for presidency. Because of this false…

period, regular forms with straight and circular lines were used to achieve harmony and calmness with the buildings. It was a response to the Renaissance Humanism movement. The idealistic style of this period was reflected in Maderno’s facade and the dome. As St Peter’s evolved, Baroque qualities came more prominent. More complex forms involving curves and ovals were introduced into the architectural forms and sculptures. This movement was a response to the Counter-Reformation…

On the west slope of Mt. Helikon, below the acropolis of ancient Steirion, atop an ancient temple to Demeter2 lies the monastery of Hosios Loukas (See Fig. 1). It is enclosed by a wall and comprises two- and three-story blocks of cells, a bell-tower at the South West corner, the Refectory on the South side and the two adjoining churches at the center of the enclosure. The monastery was founded by the hermit Loucas Stereiotis, who lived in the area from 945 CE until the day of his death, in 953CE…

Compare and contrast Christ as Good Shepard, mosaic Mausoleum of Galla , Placidia, Ravenna, Italy, ca 425: Saint Apollinare amid Sheep, apse mosaic, Ravenna Italy, ca.533-549: Christ as Pantokrator, dome mosaic, Church of the Dormition, Daphni, Greece, ca. 1090-1100 After the death of Jesus, early christians had difficulty spreading there teachings to the Hebrews of Israel. Frustrated by the lack of growth the Apostle Paul decided to expand Christianity beyond the borders of Israel. Paul…