Masonry

One reason I feel that the Lion Gate is significant is because it shows the Mycenaean’s outlook on life. The Mycenaean’s were far more defensive than the Minoans based upon this entrance. They lived behind very thick walls known as the Cyclopean Masonry. It was named this because according to legend, only a creature as big as the cyclops could move the large stones the wall was built with. This entrance way and its surrounding walls makes it very clear the Mycenaean’s felt they needed to…

small and the bones were even more visible in this room than anywhere else. Fortunato still asks after the amontillado. He is so drunk that he starts to get confused while Montresor chains him to the wall. Montresor then starts to show off his masonry skills and builds a wall. Fortunato quickly realizes what’s going on and screams for Montresor to stop. The only thing that Montresor does is mock him by screaming back at Fortunato. Montresor wants Fortunato to continue to beg but Fortunato…

In the world of Ancient Greek Art and Architecture, and more specifically the Bronze Age Aegean, tombs were an important staple. A tomb could let others know your status in the world, and in terms of art history they can reveal a plethora of information on any given society. Some tombs that stand out from the Bronze Age Aegean time period are the following: The Grave Circles at Mycenae, The Treasury of Atreus, and the Lefkandi Heroon. Thanks to the discovery of these ancient tombs we were able…

deposits which were marine sediment deposits. The sandstone is also uniquely red with light coloured marks throughout it which is caused by chemical leaching transversely throughout the bedding planes. Jacobsville Sandstone became very popular with masonry workers because not only is it strong and durable, but it has a well-sorted grain size of sand and its friable structure made it permissible to be crafted into decorative pieces. The thickness of the Jacobsville Sandstone ranges from 5 to over…

George Katkov (November 17, 1903 – January 20, 1985) was a philosopher and historian, but the events of World War II caused him to abandon his plan to pursue a career of being a teacher in philosophy, but later become a lecturer in Soviet Institutions at Oxford University. Published in 1967, Katkov’s work titled Russia 1917: The February Revolution asserts that the Russian monarchy failed, not because of the common perspective of the Tsar being incompetent or the Russian civilian’s discontent of…

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Elizabeth Schmidt. They married in 1924, and had two children, one of which, continued my history. This was Margaret Pecoraro. In Italy in the 1900, it was economically satisfying for the masonry industry. Other areas of work like agriculture and art were not as high class as those who were laying bricks. The masonry industry is where my family worked, including…

choose Architecture: Brunelleschi's design of the dome for Florence's cathedral. I remember watching this on NOVA back in 2014, and was intrigued by it then too. This is a feat of modern engineering technology at a time when it shouldn’t have been possible to construct. The Florence cathedral had been constructed as an icon to the world of the power and majesty that Florence was trying to project. Unfortunately, the cathedral had been constructed but the dome to cover it had not, and was…

I think that the legacy of Roman Architecture and Engineering has had the greatest impact on today's society. "Rome fell but it's legacy lived on." A legacy is something that one is remembered by. The Roman Empire fell but the styles, architecture and designs that the Romans used are still used today and incorporated in many of the monuments and wonders of the world today. Without a doubt, Roman art, Roman architecture and engineering, Roman language and writing, Roman law, citizenship, and…

The construction of the tomb was described by historian Sima Qian (145–90 BCE) in his most noted work Shiji, written a century after the mausoleum's completion. Work on the mausoleum began in 246 BCE soon after Emperor Qin (then aged 13) ascended the throne, and the project eventually involved 700,000 workers.[3] Geographer Li Daoyuan, writing six centuries after the First Emperor's death, recorded in Shui Jing Zhu that Mount Li was a favoured location due to its auspicious geology, "famed for…