COURSE:
HUMN303N: Introduction to Humanities
Initial Post Instructions
This week you will read about architecture. The lesson includes information on Roman architecture, which was greatly influenced by the Greeks and Etruscans.
Locate at least two architectural works that were influenced by Greco-Roman architecture. These can be from any time period after the Greco-Roman period but should be from different periods themselves (e.g., one from Renaissance and one from Baroque). Then address the following:
- What is the function of each structure?
- How does each work exhibit influence of the Greco-Roman period? Is the influence specifically Greek, Etruscan, or Roman – or a combination?
- How would you compare the two selected works? Take the role of the evaluative critic.
Use examples from the text, the lesson, and the library to help support your answer. Please remember to provide images and citations to help illustrate your points.
Solution
Week 3 Discussion: Influences of Ancient Architecture
For this discussion I have picked the Pantheon in Paris (from the Enlightenment period) and the Reichstag in Berlin (built during the Age of Revolution between 1884 and 1894).
Inspired by Hadrian’s Pantheon, constructed around 126-128 A.D, the architects aimed to devote the Paris version for St. Genevieve; the building, however, is a secular mausoleum. As a strongly centered architectural example, Roman Pantheon helps to disclose the Earth; according to Martin,…………………please follow the link below to purchase the solution at $4
