The Rotunda

A whole range of sizes of the cultural institutions had commissioned stone structures (recognized by pedimented fronts, long colonnades, and rotundas). The galleries of art were arranged into their own individual rows with decorations that matched the artworks presented. The most regarded among the projects was the 1997 branch in Bilbao, Spain. It had a huge venue for all of the 20th century…

Kennedy 's death was such a devastation. As stated “ About 250,000 people, young and old, rich and poor, Republicans and Democrats, passed by his flag-draped coffin in the Capitol Rotunda to pay their respects". No matter a person 's political party the all showed up to bid farewell. All those people showed up because not only did Kennedy 's family suffer a tremendous loss but America did as well. The people of the U.S. didn 't feel…

1999, TIME magazine named Rosa Parks on its list of "The 20 Most Influential People of the 20th Century" ( ). Rosa died October 25, 2005, at the age of 92 and became the first woman and second African-American to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda. Rosa Parks worked for most of her adult life to challenge racial injustice, her life was so much more than one day on a bus. When her courageous stand galvanized a mass movement, she did what she could to sustain it. “You may do that,” this…

Byzantium was a great ancient Greek city state founded around 600 BC named after its king Byzas, the leader of the Megarean colonists and founder of the city. He settled in Constantinople because of the spin strip of water that connected Asian to Europe and the black sea to the Mediterranean. Byzantium now means old or devious but during its 1100 years it was the savior to the western world’s profound heritage of long literature but it has also put Christianity on fast track and along the way…

No matter where you look in today’s cities, towns, and communities, one can see similarities of the architecture to those of ancient times. Many of today’s building all across the country have similarities to buildings of the ancient world and does not just appear in the realm of religious institutions, banks, or government buildings. Buildings at Colleges, insurance companies, banquet halls, auditoriums, palaces, temples, castles, monasteries, and even convention centers for example are…

experience. We were able to see the states capitol, get to meet representatives, and even speak to a few state senators. Although the building was packed with people it was worth cramming through. We were able to see the entire Capitol building from the Rotunda to the ground floor basements. The entire building was beyond beautiful and had an historical vibe to it. We soon learned that it wasn’t just Community College Day, but there were thousands of people there for other events. I was…

strong decisions are made. This idea to model the Capitol after the Roman Pantheon was presented by Thomas Jefferson “Thomas Jefferson favored the classical plans, and suggested that the Capitol should resemble the Roman Pantheon with a circular domed rotunda” (Craven). The “vibe” given off by the Pantheon and the Capitol building correspond greatly. Third, The Roman Republic buildings were filled with justice and law. These ideals can also be found in the Supreme…

Imagine a seven-by-seven-mile metropolis, surrounded by several neighborhoods filled with homes with unique design in Presidio Heights or Nob Hill, tall office buildings in the Financial District, and amazing views of San Francisco and the Bay from the Golden Gate Bridge or Twin Peaks. As many people view San Francisco as one of the most expensive and difficult cities to live in, I like to think of it as my home away from home. It is a city of seekers and adventurers. I am a city girl and I love…

“… I stopped short and to my disgust rolled over into a ditch with my wheels in the air… Oh! Maternal ditch, almost full of muddy water! Fair factory drain! I gulped down your nourishing sludge; and I remembered the blessed black breast of my Sudanese nurse… When I came up – torn, filthy, and stinking – from under the capsized car, I felt the white-hot iron of joy deliciously pass through my heart!” – Filippo Marinetti in The Founding and Manifesto of Futurism This passage from The Founding and…

Thomas Jefferson, a crucial American leader, set the standard of America as a nation politically, economically, and socially. He helped contribute the United States of America to be an independent nation by counting the two party system, land purchases and explorations, the establishment of religious freedom, and the foundation of the Declaration of Independence. “The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.” Jefferson once said that he believed our liberty is extracted from God…