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Sacred Geometry: How Architecture Becomes Devotion
In todays agenda, four important architectural buildings will be examined deeper to find out their main features, decorational elements, and most importantly their religious expression! Featured above, the Basilica of Saint Denis is located in Paris, France. The Basilica was built in the Gothic Europe times in the first half of the 12th century, 1140-1144.…
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Ancient Echos, Christian Voices: Architecture in Transition
It is important to understand what makes Ancient Romes society ROME and Early Christian Europe society EARLY CHRISTIAN.What are these features? ANCIENT ROME FEATURES EARLY CHRISTIAN FEATURES Imperial Power Divine Authority Engineering Innovation Public Spectacle Civic Pride Spiritual Devotion Communal Worship Biblical Narrative Symolism Transformation of Roman Form How these appeear in Ancient Rome was:…
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Beyond the Vase: The Changing Women Form
One of the most facsinating evolutions is looking at 4500 B.C.E to 190 B.C.E sculptures done during Ancient Greece, specifically the female body evolutuion. Greece had a lot of female figures made during the Final Neolithic Period, such as the one dipicted to the right made during 4500BCE-4000BCE by the Cycladic Culture. A lot of…
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Pharoahs of Giza: Shaping Dominance Through Pyramids
Everybody knows about the Great Pyramids of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. What people may not realize is that each pyramid represents a Pharoahs power during the Old Kingdom. The three biggest pyramids represent three rulers – Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure. A lot of Egyptian art had relation to their…
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