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    culture. Ancient Greek architecture is one of the most unique of its kind. The Temple of Athena, also known as the “Old Temple”, was a Greek temple located in Athens, Greece. The temple was built because the goddess Athena was worshiped highly for her victory in war and wisdom. Those who worshiped her, did so in hope of success in the Peloponnesian War fought against the Spartans. The “Old Temple” got its name for having to have been rebuilt several times, after being destroyed. The temple served many

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    Greek and Roman temples are the most influential temples of all times. It is argued that the Greek influenced the Romans and this may be the reason why their temples are so alike. The Parthenon and the Pantheon are the most popular temples of both eras. However, the Pantheon does not look like other roman temples would to Greek temples – and this is because it has interior space and thus has a completely different composition. Despite their quite similar looks, Roman and Greek temples have unique

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    The Greek Temple

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    The architecture of ancient Greece is the architecture produced by the Greek-speaking people whose culture flourished on the Greek mainland, the Peloponnese, the Aegean Islands, and in colonies in Anatolia and Italy for a period from about 900 BC until the 1st century AD, with the earliest remaining architectural works dating from around 600 BC. Nikolaus Pevsner refers to "the plastic shape of the temple.....placed before us with a physical presence more intense, more alive than that of any later

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    plans of Greek and Roman temple side by side as shown in this week presentation I can see how similar, but different these temples are. Both types of temples are shaped as a rectangle. But the cella (the main room inside of a temple) of the Greek temple is encircled by peristyle (roofed colonnade supported by columns). And there are even one or two rows of columns inside the cella to support the roof. While the peristyle of Greek temple was accessible from all sides, because the temple was built

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    instantly recognizable to those who interact with them. Specifically in respect to the Greek temple they usually took a very distinct form with a columnar facade, and an inner cella. This allowed the people of antiquity to interact with any temple in a way that would be familiar to them. While it is difficult to find a modern comparison to the Greek temple that in any way reflects the weight behind the temple, the modern skyscraper office building provides and interesting subject to examine. The

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    Greek Architecture

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    The Greek culture has had a huge impact on the history of the world. There is something Greek in almost everything, especially in the world's architecture. Greece no longer had one king, so they focused on building temples for their gods. Architecture began small and plain but evolved into impressive pieces of art. As time passed from the Archaic period to the Hellenistic period, the people of Greece developed a type of formula for their buildings and their pieces of art. In Ancient Greece,

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    Coventry University 194 BE Cultural Context Temple Of Hera in the history Discuss the influence of culture to a classic building Liujingya 2016-4-21 6714415   Contents  Introduction  Main body 1. Establishment of the temple 2. Related politics and art 3. Culture development  Conclusion Cultural influence of the temple of Hera It is very clear that ancient buildings can be a part of the evidence to show what happed in the history. As a part of ancient culture, architectural

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    Justin Mann Research Topic: How does technology inform the way the Temple of Hera looks? Intro & Thesis Statement: Temple of Hera at Olympia is built for serving the wife of Zeus and the Greek goddess of marriage, Hera. The size of Temple of Hera is not huge, the dimensions of the temple were 18.75 m by 50 m. It is the oldest building in the site of Olympia, it was built about 600 BC, it is one of the oldest temples in Greece. The Temple was destroyed by an earthquake in 4th century CE. The first Olympic

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    Roman and Greek architecture are very prominent examples of early historic architectural advancements. These cultures left imprints on society, founding future forms of art and architecture through their inspirational elements are artists. These long-lasting cultural elements have created echoes as deep into the future as now, the 21st century. Looking at the Southern Methodist Church in downtown Austin, we see a variety of Greek and Roman architectural elements.  The Southern Methodist Church has

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    influenced by ancient Roman and Greek architectural. Although both ancient Romans and Greeks are recognized for their innovations in architecture having both constructed a variety of buildings and structures that can still be appreciated today, they appear to have concentrated mostly on the creation of temples which at first sight seem similar but in reality they each diverged and had their own identity and served for different purposes. Ancient Greek and Roman temples were both similarly built to carry

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