Pantheon

majestic buildings dedicated to gods and lieders. Each of these civilizations share many similarities and differences in architecture and culturally. Based on images form the book Understanding Architecture, Temple of Amon Karnak, Parthenon Athens, and Pantheon Rome. These similarities and differences will be discussed in this essay. Also, a portion of this essay will research how and why these cultures chose to express their religious beliefs in there own way. These three great civilizations…

The Greco-Roman pantheon and the Norse pantheon are extremely similar to one another with similar roles. From Thor to Jupiter to Odin to Hephaestus, the gods in the pantheons. The “trickster” archetype is common throughout both even though it has a more obvious presence in the Norse Pantheon. The honorable warrior and thunder lord archetypes are almost explicitly the same since honorable warriors were at the height of both societies. The main goddesses in both are also extremely similar in their…

Hadrian ruled from 118 AD. to 138 AD. There had been an earlier pantheon built between 27 and 25 B.C. by the Roman general Marcus Agrippa. This pantheon was destroyed by a major fire in 80 AD. The new pantheon that emperor Hadrian had built stood in the same place as the original. This pantheon was dated by the stamps on its bricks and is a total redesign of the original pantheon. The Pantheon features a Greek-style roof with red and gray granite columns. These columns are…

These artworks from the Roman Republic and Empire, 509 BCE- 313 BCE, titled Pont du Gard in France by an Unknown artist, Coliseum in Rome by an Unknown artist, Pantheon, Rome by unknown artist also and the Basilica of Maxentius Constantine by an unknown artist as well. This architectural works led to the creation of some new architectural works and ideas such as: arch, Vault Concrete dome and Basilica plan just to mention few. Am aqueduct is an ancient invention of the Greeks that was used…

Another building the Roman’s built was the “Pantheon” dated 125 it is a Roman Temple it has many Greek features but it is Roman interior. The Pantheon was made with concrete, frieze, marble, triangular pediment, and Corinthian columns; has 16 pillars and solid marble columns. The dome of the Pantheon is thick on the bottom and gets thinner as it goes up to the roof, on the roof, there is a hole called an oculus which has been changed over the years. The Pantheon till this day is in original…

extent, and by the time of the New Kingdom they practiced what is referred to as the extreme form of polytheism. Local Hattic deities predominated, but the political and military expansions made to the Hittite world caused the divine ranks of the pantheon to swell with members, many of were gods of city-states and kingdoms that succumbed to Hatti…

baptismal hall was covered with marble and decorated with ritual inscriptions Religious sacrifices. The temple of Parthenon consists of four sections, unlike the other Greek temples. It consists of only three sections. The sections of the Temple of the Pantheon are: - The first section, which is the entrance of pronaos and has a small depth, preceded by a gallery on 6 columns of the periodic style. - The middle and sacred section is called CELLE or NAOS. This section is located just behind…

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…

Along with additional archaeological excavations during the early part of 1900AD, discovering religious artifacts proving the worship of the Canaanite Pantheon in areas such as Palestine, northeaster Egypt, western Arabia, Cyprus, Moab, Ammon, Edom, Phoenicia, Philistine, Sizu, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. These excavation sites identified many places of worship, temples, smaller shrines and open-air sanctuaries…

In Ancient Rome, the G-ds were still a large part of the culture, but with more wealth came more time allowing for more leisure activities. The new heavily populated cities of Ancient Rome called for more public places. Like every major change in culture, the growing population required new solutions for the construction of an infrastructure which supported the exponential increase of social interaction. Architects were tasked with designing aqueducts, baths, amphitheaters, and to support the…