Architecture is a fundamental piece of society that requires complex design and planning. The idea that ancient civilizations all across the globe could achieve such historic and long lasting monuments is astonishing. This project will surround the very different approaches to design, value and construction of these invaluable landmarks. Architecture spans all of history some is complex and some is its most basic components. It is impossible to fully understand the complexities of prehistoric lives. The way they lived worshiped and worked are all connected to how they were built and designed.
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Stonehenge
Stonehenge is one of the earliest monuments in human history. This video explains possible theories of its value to the societies who built it. In addition to the way it was built before modern tools and mathematics were avalible.
Fong, Joss. “Decoding the Ancient Astronomy of Stonehenge.” Vox, Vox, 21 June 2017, www.vox.com/videos/2017/6/21/15843570/astronomy-stonehenge-solstice.
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The Colossseum
Radical VR offers museum visitors a front-row seat to a gladiator match in the Roman Colosseum. We take you on a tour of one of the most significant pieces of architecture of the ancient world! As you wander through the structure and into the bloody battles on the Colosseum floor, you will learn about the history of this iconic building and some of the incredible feats of Roman engineering that made the stadium of 50, 000 possible.
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Ancient Greek Architecture
these slides were made for my project but are sourced from www.ancient.eu/Greek_Architecture/
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Ancient Egyptian Art and Architecture by Christina Riggs
Here are the top 10 things you should know about Ancient Egyptian Art and Architecture by Christina Riggs. Christina Riggs is a senior lecturer at the School of Art History and World Art Studies, University of East Anglia, where she specializes in ancient Egyptian art, the history of archaeology, and museum studies. Christina has worked in several museums with important ancient Egyptian collections, including the Manchester Museum, the Ashmolean Museum, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She is the author of Unwrapping Ancient Egypt(Bloomsbury, 2014) and The Beautiful Burial in Roman Egypt (Oxford, 2006).
OUPAcademic. “Ancient Egyptian Art and Architecture: A Very Short Introduction.” YouTube, YouTube, 17 Dec. 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=v26pkPfc1ko.
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Ancient Egypt: Pre-Dynastic Period
Ancient Egyptian history begins prior to the Pre-Dynastic Period (c. 6000 - 3150 BCE) and continues through the end of the Ptolemaic Dynasty (323 - 30 BCE). The Early Dynastic Period (c. 3150 - 2613 BCE) built upon the knowledge of those who had gone before and Pre-Dynastic art and architecture was improved on. The first pyramid in Egypt, Djoser’s Step Pyramid at Saqqara, comes from the end of this Early Dynastic Period and a comparison of this monument and its surrounding complex with the mastaba tombs of earlier centuries show how far the Egyptians had advanced in their understanding of architectural design and construction.
The homes and tombs of the Pre-Dynastic Period were built of mud brick which was dried in the sun (a practice which would continue throughout Egypt’s history). Homes were thatched structures of reeds which were daubed with mud for walls prior to the discovery of brick making. These early buildings were circular or oval before bricks were used and, after, became square or rectangular. Communities gathered together for protection from the elements, wild animals, and strangers and grew into cities which encircled themselves with walls.
Mark, Joshua J. “Ancient Egyptian Architecture.” Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 18 Sep 2016. Web. 15 Sep 2017.
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Silk Road
The silk road influenced culture throughout its path and beyond, it undoubtedly influenced the architecture. If we look at each empire and construction during this era we see a unified concept of open space for trading appears in areas far away. The cultural influence and social fluidity of the silk road is visualized in these floorplans. These markets look similar despite their distance from each other.
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Stonehenge is one of the earliest monuments in human history. This video explains possible theories of its value to the societies who built it. In addition to the way it was built before modern tools and mathematics were avalible.
Fong, Joss. “Decoding the Ancient Astronomy of Stonehenge.” Vox, Vox, 21 June 2017, www.vox.com/videos/2017/6/21/15843570/astronomy-stonehenge-solstice.
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