Rough Draft On The Parthenon

Building the Parthenon was a greater feat than they ever would have known. Work on the Parthenon began in 477 BC. A much smaller shrine already stood on this site, one to which we can attribute various pieces of surviving decorative material--lions and snakes, a cornice incised with flying birds, and a blue-bearded trinity that may conceivably represent Cecrops, Erechtheus, and Poseidon. If such an edifice in fact existed, it was torn down to make way for a huge limestone platform, roughly 252 by 103 feet in size, that was built as a base for the new temple. The slope of the Acropolis was such that while on the north side the foundations rested directly on bedrocks, the southeast corner needed to be built up with no

“This worship took the form of building elaborate temples and sanctuaries, holding festivals, making animal sacrifices, and offering them the fruits of the harvest” (Pearson, A. 2014). Athens’ patron goddess was Athena who is the goddess of wisdom, warfare, practical reason and handicraft. As temples were often “built to celebrate a city’s success or to thank a patron God for help during times of war,” (Pearson, A. 2014) it is often believed that the Parthenon’s sole purpose was to be a temple dedicated to Athena; however, it also symbolized the “wealth and exuberance of Athenian power” (Ancientgreece.com, 2012). This secondary source written by Pollard J.R.T. and Adkins A.W.H. supports this concept stating that “The Parthenon and other Athenian temples of the late 5th century proclaim the taste and power of the Athenians rather than their awe of the gods” (Pollard J.R.T. and Adkins A.W.H. 2016). Another religious aspect of the Parthenon is the Parthenon frieze (appendix 1) which runs around the outside of the cella wall. The Parthenon frieze depicts the Panathenaic Procession which is a Greek religious festival where “the sacrifice of several animals were offered... contests were held, and portions of epic poems were recited” (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2016). Unfortunately, many of the sculptures on the Parthenon frieze are in poor condition so historians cannot be certain as to what the Parthenon frieze illustrates as it is possible that it could represent a mythical

The traditional view of the Parthenon Frieze, based off the work of James Stuart and Nicholas Revett, is that it depicts the panathenaic procession which occurred every four years and was part of the Panathenaea festival to commemorate the birth of Athena. This view is based off of the seeming procession and sacrificial animals included in it as well as the Greek gods either side of the giving of the Peplos where a statue of Athena would be draped with a shroud. (5) However we believed the Frieze depicted a different story as there were several inconsistencies with the depiction of the giving of the Peplos. For

The lack of consensus over the meaning of the contents of the Parthenon is due in part to the height of the frieze. Travelers in the 2nd century A.D., centuries before Cyriac, had noted the pediments; however there was no discussion of the frieze. This may have been due to the fact that the frieze was too high. Conversely, and as will be explored below, some of the legends therein

2. In respect to structures, the Parthenon is a rectangular form; Columns are smaller; and columns in Doric order of classical style. Quite a contrast that the Pantheon is built in a spherical structure, look like circular from above building; columns are much larger, even to any other buildings ever built in the Greek; and columns are in the Corinthian order of classical style.

The Parthenon or its full name which is the Periclean Parthenon of Athens is a classical Greek structure ordered by the Athenian General at that time, General Pericles, who was responsible for the construction of many important temples. The Parthenon was considered the best temple built by Pericles. It was built as a replacement for a damaged Athenian temple, which was destroyed by the Persian Empire in 480 BCE. The construction of the Parthenon was in the hands of two architects Iktinos and Kallikrates. The cost of the constructions was 469 silver talents. Soon in the middle of the 5th century BCE the construction of the Parthenon had begun. It had costed 469 silver talents for the construction of the Athenian temple. In 432 BCE, the construction of the Athenian temple finished with the same designs like many other Greek temples. The majority of many Greek temples had the same structural design, with lots of supporting columns to hold up the triangular roof. Inside is an interior room where a statue for all who come to worship is located. The interior room was too small to fit all the worshippers inside, so the worshipper had to stay outside to pray, unless they wanted to bring offerings to Athena. Inside the interior room of the Parthenon was a statue of the Greek Goddess of wisdom, Athena. This is because they believed that Athena had helped the Athenians fight against the Persian Empire. They also

“Earth proudly wears the Parthenon as the best gem upon her zone” -Ralph Emerson. The Parthenon temple was constructed in Athens between 447 and 432 bc; located on a hill known as the Acropolis (meaning “high city”), the Parthenon has been admired for its beauty and master craftsmanship for millennia. When built, the temple was considered “the most decorated temple to have ever been built in ancient Greece”, however over the many years raids, explosions, and natural weathering have damaged its appearance. Nonetheless, to this day the Parthenon is an amazing sight to see. The temple was dedicated to the goddess Athena, its name being an epithet: Athena Parthenos, meaning virgin. The temple’s miraculous detail describes Athenian accomplishments

The Pantheon in Rome was used for the purpose of celebrating all the Roman gods (a temple for all the Roman gods), while the Parthenon in Ancient Greece was for the goddess Athena. The Parthenon is older than the Pantheon by about six centuries (was built between 447-438 BCE and the Pantheon was built in 126 AD). The Parthenon, "It was built to replace two earlier temples of Athena on the Acropolis” (1). The Parthenon is supported by ionic columns with a rectangular floor; made entirely from marble with a base made from limestone. It's a Doric temple, with ionic frieze running round its outer walls. On the other hand, the Pantheon building is circular in shape, with covered walkway sustained granite Corinthian Columns. The concrete dome measures 4535 metric tons, and is made using marble, granite, concrete and brick. The birth of Athena is narrated by the east pediment, and the west pediment displays the competition amid Athena and Poseidon to come to be the city's patron

Its construction began in 420 and was concluded in 406 BC. Soon thereafter, in 403 BC, Athens fell to the Spartans. The temple is unusual in that it incorporates two porches; one at the northwest corner which is supported by tall Ionic columns, and one at the south-west corner which is supported by six huge female statues, these are the famous Caryatids.

1. The 1st artwork is the known as the Parthenon which was first constructed in the year 447 BC and completed by 432 BC. The architects of the Parthenon were the Greeks and is located in Athens, Greece.

The Parthenon at Athens is a Doric temple, eight columns wide by seventeen deep, but it incorporates Ionic attributes, such as slender column proportions and use of the Ionic order in its western opisthodomos or rear porch. The temple represents the Culmination of the Doric order. It stands on a platform or stylobate of three steps (krepidoma), as per the Doric order. In common with other Greek temples, it is of post and lintel construction and is surrounded by columns ("peripteral") carrying an entablature (the superstructure of moldings and bands which lie horizontally above columns, resting on their capitals). The use of eight columns across the gable end, which is unusual in the Doric order, clearly has connections to earlier Ionic temples.

The Parthenon shows High Classical Greek ideals of idealism, rationalism, and humanism by having a sense of harmony and balance in proportions. With sculptures around the Parthenon, each and individual sculptures contains a story of the Classical Greek ideals of idealism, rationalism, and humanism. The sculptural decoration around the Parthenon reflects a political and ideological themes by showing the triumph of the democratic Greek over Persia.

The Parthenon is recognized as one of the greatest piece of architecture created. It was finished being built in 438 B.C and still being used in 1687 during the Venetian siege of Athens. Attention to detail was very important to the Ancient Greece people and they spared no expense when building

The Parthenon was built to protect the Statue of Athena Parthenos. It was built in Athens, Greece on the hill of the Acropolis . With the supervision of Phidias, Ictinus and Callicrates designed the temple. The foundation of the temple was made out of limestone and the columns were made out of pentelic marble. “The Parthenon construction cost the Athenian treasury 469 silver talents.”1 It is unknown how much money that is, but we do know that 1 talent was enough to pay a crew on a warship for a month.1

The Elgin marbles are a collection of Classical Greek marble sculptures made under the supervision of the architect and sculptor Phidias and his assistants as part of the Parthenon. Constructed around 2500 years ago as a temple dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena. Athena, who became the city's patron goddess after a contest with Poseidon. The two gods competed for who would get the honor of becoming the patron god of the city and offered gifts to the Athenians. Poseidon hit the ground with his trident and created a spring, showing that he would offer significant naval power. Athena, on the other hand, offered the olive tree, a symbol of prosperity and peace. The Athenians, led by King Cecrops I, decided to take Athena's gift, thus making her the patron goddess. The Parthenon is a temple in the classical Greek Doric order, meaning that its columns have simple capitals, fluted column shafts, and no bases. There are eight of these columns on either end of the building and seventeen columns running along its sides. As is the case with many other Greek temples, the columns are not actually a single solid piece of marble, rather they are made by stacking massively carved column drums one on top of another aligned perfectly. This is executed so well on the Parthenon that in many cases you cannot even see the space between two separate column drums.