The Rotunda

Panopticism by Michel Foucault states that with the use of architecture and geometry, a ‘Panopticon’ can create in visitors a sense of being watched, making a change to the behavior of an individual subject to observation and leading him to act in a disciplined manner. Bentham’s ‘Panopticon’ is the architectural model of this theory. His ‘Panopticon’ is based on an annular building at the periphery containing cell divisions, with a central tower at the center with two windows that make it able…

The society that you live in can be reflected in various forms of art, including painting, sculpture, and architecture. Specifically, architecture is adjusted to the time period and functioned towards the society’s needs. In the Early Renaissance, the Medici family was the financial influencer of Florence, and architectures were inspired by the classical world, education, economy, and science. For example, Alberti was strongly influenced by Classicism and the Roman structure system. In Mantua,…

reminded onlookers of his divine status …” (para. 2). The entire structure stands on a base that is approximately 4 feet high and originally had steps that led up to the front. The two main portions of the building are the portico (porch) and the rotunda, a circular shaped building with a massive dome. The porch is designed in classical Greek elegance of the colonnade. The Pantheon is constructed of brick and concrete…

Rosa Parks was very famous for standing up for her rights. She became an icon of the black civil rights just by refusing to give up her seat on a bus. She was an African American living in Montgomery Alabama. In 1995 on December 1st she was heading home from work she rode a public bus. When a white man told her to give him her seat she said no and did not get up. After those many people started to boycott the public trains. This was out up by Martin Luther King Jr. himself. After these turn of…

Introduction It will be asserted in this essay that despite the differences in style, construction methodologies and functions the Parthenon and Pantheon are united in their primary purpose: as symbols of Imperial glory and the achievements of the elite rulers of the Ancient Greek and Roman cultures, men such as Pericles, Agrippa and Hadrian. Both structures have the appearance of being worshipful and pious tributes to the Gods of the time; but both are actually more celebrations of secular…

The greatest architects of the renaissance include Filippo Brunelleschi, Leon Battista Alberti, Giuliano da Sangallo, Donato Bramante, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Palladio. The renaissance was a the time of religious art this means that there were lots of cathedrals and churches being built. The renaissance movement started in Florence, Italy, with Filippo Brunelleschi. He was the first architect to design a dome and come up with a way to build said dome that would go on the Florence Cathedral.…

contemporary artist, who is known for using gunpowder and explosives in his artwork, named Cai Guo-Qiang. It can be viewed at the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams, Massachusetts. It consists of nine white Ford Tauruses hanging vertically in a large rotunda. Each of the nine white Ford Tauruses is being pierced with numerous neon flashing light tubes. The nine white American cars are placed so that it seems that cars are spiraling in an upward direction. The concept of Inopportune: Stage…

Richard Nixon was running to be re-elected in 1972.Nixon’s inner aid hired five men to collect information from the Democratic National Committee headquarters.The five men broke into the headquarters armed.When they got to the office they took pictures various copies of top secret documents, they also messed with the the office’s phones. It turned out that the men got caught on cameras. So, the group recognized that the wiretaps was not in good condition so they went back to Watergate on June 17…

long forgotten, seeing the building serve not as a temple but as a cultural hub. As such, it is more open. It is also built of granite and concrete, in addition to marble, as a point of both pragmatism and as a result of its scale and ambition - the rotunda needs to be made of lighter and lighter stone to not crack in on itself, and marble simply wouldn't have worked. It bears haphazard and different order schemes within it, a testament to Rome's willingness to borrow, and a marked departure…

In this essay, I will be talking about what America means to me. I will be talking about 3 main ideas. The first idea is valor, which is great courage in the face of danger. The second idea is independence, the idea of being independent. The last idea is liberty, an idea where it is the state of being free, within the society. All of these ideas are conceived in American history and define our country. The first idea is valor, which is great courage in the face of danger. In the USA, our…