Architecture is one of the most emotive and complicated forms of art in the world. Even its conception and creation is singularly unique, being the third-dimensional reality of a plan made on a two dimensional plane. As such, my group and I wanted to base our work on something that had a deep rotted history in the subject and thus chose the Parthenon. As this 5th century B.C.E temple of Athena is the most recognizable example of ancient Western culture that stems from Greece and Rome, it seemed an apt inspiration for our project, which eventually became an expensive seafood restaurant dedicated to and named after Poseidon, Greek god of the sea. The process to build this architectural model involved multi-faceted decision making as my group …show more content…
But before we did so, there was another task that had to be accomplished, and that was deciding the roles of each member during the project based on aptitude and preference. I, Venkata Ponakala, was the main data collector, technician, and one of the writers. Andy and Brian were the lead designers and builders, additionally serving the secondary roles of data collector and writer respectively. Netty was the group coordinator and a presenter, while Nikhil was another presenter and served as assistant wherever his help was …show more content…
As we didn’t want to create a model replica of the building, the group decided to repurpose the exterior of the building. As excluding Athena, the city’s patron deity, Poseidon was considered the most important god in the city’s history, we decided to create a temple dedicated to Poseidon, with a trident placed at the front of the entrance to denote its significance. But as it unfolded, both lack of time and appropriate materials forced us to reconsider. So, as a result, only the front and a small portion of the side were columned, creating a patio in front of the entrance. As it now looked more like a modern building than an ancient temple, we hit upon the idea of making it an expensive seafood restaurant called Poseidon’s Restaurant. Our design finalized, we started building with plasterboard and wooden rods serving as the walls and steeple roof and the columns respectively, caps painted white that served as Doric capitals, and thin wooden sticks that served as the flat roof. Finally, the piece was wrapped in textured contact paper to invoke the image of it being made of marble. The decorations such as the trident placed on the patio. The building step took approximately nine hours to
There is an ongoing debate on whether the Parthenon Marbles, now located in London, England, should be returned to their original homeland of Athens, Greece. The marbles were removed from the Parthenon by Lord Elgin from 1801-1812 and transported to England. They were sold to the British government in 1816 and put in the British Museum where they have been for the last 200 years. I believe that the marbles should now be returned to Greece, not only because of the method and circumstances surrounding their removal, but because they are original pieces of the oldest and most symbolic structure in Greek history that epitomizes the pinnacle of Ancient Classical Greece and the beginning of western democracy through artistic ingenuity.
Poverty can be a choice or a last resort for many across the globe. The Glass Castle a memoir written by Jeannette Walls, portrays how her family rejected civilization and embraced poverty. I felt Rex Wall’s notion of “sink or swim” (Page 66) portrays the failure and success of having a family. The situation in the Wall’s hopes manifested itself as a Glass Castle, a mysterious glass house the family would hope to build and live in. In order for the family’s dream to succeed, they would have to face many demons on the way. Throughout the book, I protested against some of the choices that were made, but I soon came to an understanding that some people will not change the way they live. I kept on thinking there always a possibility that there is always a cure to a problem, but sometimes there is too little time or understanding on both sides. A common theme that kept on going
...the Athenian Parthenon’s in some ways its powerful imagery has caused it to be acknowledged it as one of the most wonderful examples of Hellenistic art and architecture.
During Classical Greece the Parthenon was built as temple to the Goddess Athena, as symbol of the state’s wealth and superiority, along with serving as the treasury. The architecture uses a bit of both Doric and Ionic orders. On the outside rim of the temple Doric columns, triglyphs and metopes are used but on the inside of the temple Ionic friezes were used. Both the metopes and friezes were completely filled with painted sculptures depicting the gods, Athenians, and conquered enemies. The themes center on gods or Athenians being victorious over chorus. One of the main stories shown in the Parthenon is the story of the Goddess of Wisdom, Athena being chosen as the patron Goddess of Athens over the Sea God, Poseidon. Poseidon was a war god who offered the people a beautiful but useless saltwater spring while Athena offered an olive tree. The people of Athens choose the olive tree symbolizing their culture valuing peace and prosperity over the chorus of war. The Parthenon also shows the Ancient Greeks value in mathematics and idealized perfection. The columns were carved to bulge slightly as well as tilting inwards, which creates the illusion that the columns were both straighter and taller than they were. Other illusions they used to give the appearance of perfection included arching in the middle just enough to ensure what would not pull and stop the eye from seeing the ends of the steps rise. Ancient Greeks valued their gods, perfection, mathematics, wealth and
Pantheon and Hagia Sophia Pantheon and Hagia Sophia are two extremely outstanding architectural pieces of their times. They have been built according to the traditions of those particular times. The materials used to built these buildings and the purpose for which they were used are all very important aspects and have been briefly covered in this report. Pantheon The statesman Agrippa built pantheon in 27 B.C. Then it was completely rebuilt by the emperor Hadrian. The Pantheon is remarkable for its size, its construction, and its design. The dome was the largest built until modern times. The present structure was probably originally built as a temple for all the pagan gods. We do hear of it as being a law-court and a reception area for Emperor Hadrian meeting his quests too. Some say that the rotunda of the building was once a Roman bath. Due to all this mystery, the Pantheon is often referred to as the Sphinx of Rome. The visitor will probably not appreciate the construction as much as the Flavian amphitheatre, but it is still a great masterpiece of engineering and well worth a visit. Most Roman and Greek temples at the time of the Pantheon's construction were large, colonnaded, rectangular enclosures with sanctuaries situated in their centers. The Pantheon was different. It consisted of a large circular drum topped with a hemispherical dome. It is a masterpiece of both engineering and art a lasting memory of Ancient Rome’s might. Roman architecture is architecture of wall and enclosed tactile space. Individual column with entablature is no longer the basic architectural unity. Spatially, it shows a development from closed, simple space units and regular articulation to more complex spatial relations, more fluid interpenetrati...
The Parthenon was built to honor the goddess of wisdom, Athena. When structures are built using straight lines they tend to look slightly distorted due to the science of optics. The architects Iktos and Kallikretes were skilled architects of their time and they used illusory tactics to create an ideal aesthetic for The Parthenon. The architects compensated for these visual illusions by counteracting them in their design. The end result is a structure that is not composed of straight lines, but when viewed by the human eye, looks perfectly straight. Plato would have mentioned one of his famous dictums, ?That which changes least is most real.? He would have viewed Iktos and Kallikretes designs as less real than other designs that do not u...
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The Pantheon’s greatness mainly comes from its unique dome, even today the biggest brick dome ever built. Which was a very big challenge to build as the Romans had not discovered reinforced concrete by this time and bricks were to heavy to hold up the structural integrity of the
As one of the greatest structures in Rome, the Pantheon was built between 118 and 128 CE. It is described as the most remarkable ancient building surviving in Rome. After being destroyed and rebuilt twice, it was renamed the “Temple of the Gods”. In 126 AD, the Pantheon was restored to its glory, by the architects who at that time has learned and mastered their craft in concrete construction in the Greek Classical order. They constructed a massive 25 foot thick walls which was to support the huge dome made of concrete to be placed at the top. The dome was the largest ever made of unreinforced concrete at 43.4 meters in diameter (Matthews, Roy and Platt pg. 5).
During his visit back to Rome as emperor; Hadrian created plans for the revered Pantheon (McEwen 1993: 56). Hadrian played a key role in the many buildings constructed during his reign. McEwen writes that “unlike those of Augustus, and of the imperial builders who succeeded him, Hadrian’s building activities involved, to an uncommon degree, the personal participation of the emperor himself. If, like his predecessors, Hadrian was a client who commissioned buildings, he was—exceptionally—their architect as well.” (McEwen 1993: 55). The participation of the emperor in constructions is interesting to note since many rulers chose architects to create their monuments rather than participating directly with their designs. The Pantheon is praised for its architectural construction and monumentality that is not present in other pieces. Very few buildings were domed like the Pantheon but they never reached its scale (Mark & Hutchinson 1986: 24). Three important sections compose Hadrian’s Pantheon which are: the pronaos, an intermediate block, and the domed rotunda (Stamper 2005: 188). The temple went through many changes over the course of time. The once bronze tiled roof shone brightly with bronze statues that were removed in later years (Joost-Gaugier 1998: 27). These additions to the temple created an impression of extravagance and it also reinforces the relations with the sun.
The book “The Glass Castle” is written base on a true story by Jeannette Walls. The book talks about the childhood of four children Lori, Jeannette, Brain and Maureen how they grow up in a problem family. The reason for that is because of their father Rex Walls likes to drink and gets in trouble for stealing, the mother is selfish only care about herself, most of the time they don’t even a place to stay and have to be worrying about each meal. How each of the children grew up in those situation and still end up with a pretty successful life.
The Parthenon is an amazing Greek temple that was built 2,500 years ago. Even the architects of today have numerous questions about how it was constructed and how it has held up through its eventful past. The Parthenon's detailed appearance is not its only meaningful quality. The Parthenon was constructed as a temple to the goddess, Athena, and as an icon of the Greek people themselves. The Parthenon represents the Greek ideals of humanism, idealism, and rationalism.
It is made up of Styrofoam and wood but painted to give it the texture of marble. I was inspired when I first learned about the Parthenon that I wanted to know everything I could about it. The real Parthenon is made of all marble, but seeming’s how marble is very heavy and expensive I chose a light weight medium so that it can be transported. The overall design was to keep it as accurate to the original as possible. Although nothing can be built exactly the same way it is a little off, but it has eight (8) columns on the facade, and there are seventeen (17) on the flanks. There are two (2) rooms on the inside and the statue of Athena on the inside. Although she is not made of gold and ivory she is made of clay and gold paint. I chose the Greek style because it inspired me to want to learn more and become familiar with the past. There is not symbolism to my architectural model. I chose the tan color because it makes the model look older. My piece means that there was a great accomplishment for the city and the people of Athens. It is supposed to make the viewer feel that the builders took the time to make something so geometrically correct. The realization as to how much thought actually went into making the Parthenon is
The Parthenon was built to house the goddess Athena, but was first used as a treasury. There is some symbolism to its location as the acropolis on which the temple is sited, was also the place other temples had been, but the Athenians rebuilt after the Persian wars and the Parthenon was according to this week’s reading from Reed College, one of those structures built ‘to commemorate their victory and in gratitude to heaven’ (n.d, Reed College)
The world of Art and Architecture has continually provided the tools to communicate many differing concepts or ideas such as political ideologies like socialism to simple folk-tales or intricate narratives. The elements of Greek Art and Architecture and its direct connection to mythology is the main focus of this essay. I will present the comparison of a "new" representation of a Greek Temple used in the set design of, The Clash of the Titans; to the original where its influence is traced to the classic of all Greek Temples, the Parthenon. By illustrating this comparison of new to original, I hope to communicate the idea of how contemporary society has attempted to retell mythology through entertainment outlets.