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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MONUMENTAL ARCHITECTURE

BY: JADE JOHNSON,ARIEL CHRISTY, KARINA CORONA

GREEK CITY-STATES

UNIT 1 508 - 388 B.C.E.

STRUCTURE NAMES

  • Temple of olympian zeus made in 2 B.C.E.
  • Olympia made in 776 B.C.E.
  • Temple of Athena Nike made in 426 - 421 B.C.E.

Temple of Athena Nike
Built in 426 - 421 B.C.E.

Built for Athena who was worshipped as the goddess who stands by the Athens in time of war.

Nike means "victory" in Greek.

ROMAN EMPIRE

UNIT 1 27 B.C.- 393 A.D.

STRUCTURE NAMES

  • The Colosseum
  • The Roman Pantheon
  • The Leaning Tower of Pisa
Photo by diluvienne

The Colosseum

Built 70A.D- 80 A.D.

REASON BUILT

BUILT FOR ENTERTAINMENT IN THE MEDIEVAL ERA

COULD HOLD BETWEEN 50,000 AND 80,000 SPECTATORS

THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE

UNIT 2 330 - 1453 AD
Photo by Hovic

STRUCTURE NAMES

  • Church of Hagia Sophia
  • Saint Apollinare in Nuovo
  • Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
Photo by TyB

SAINT APOLLINARE NUOVO

500 CE

MAUSOLEUM OF GALLA PLACIDIA

452 CE

HAGIA SOPHIA 330 AD

BUILT FOR A RELIGIOUS PURPOSE-CENTER OF ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITYS BBB
Photo by -eudoxus-

HAGIA SOPHIA

EACH STRUCTURE EXPRESSES VALUE & BELIEFS
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HAGIA SOPHIA

SYMBOL OF BYZANTINE EMPIRE
Photo by Avatarmin