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Emilia Michalski-Weeks Ms. Darrough WD1-CEC October 19, 2010

Greek Architectures Influence on the World

You can find architecture all around the world. The architecture can be clean straight lines or like most Greek architecture it can be detailed and tell a story. That is why I think Greek architecture is so popular not only in ancient Greece but to day as well. Some examples of this are the Temple of Zeus (on the right) and the United States Capital Building (on the left). If you notice they have the same columns, why do you think that is. Because they had the same idea, no. Its because that design is timeless and to show the connection to the past (but the last is not __really__ what this article is about but its close). The columns on these two buildings are called Corinthian columns, they are in my opinion the most beautiful of the three. The other two columns are Doric which is sort of plain and Ionic which looks a little like a scroll. The Temple of Zeus was started in the second century B.C. but was not completed until the second century A.D. which for the less math savvy is four-hundred years. The Capital building was built in1793 and was finished in 1892, which is again one-hundred years. Ancient Greek architecture is everywhere, you just have to look for it.


 * Being compared || The Capital Building || The Temple of Zeus ||
 * Years built || 1793-1892 || 2d century B.C.-2d century A.D. ||
 * type(s) of columns || Corinthian || Corinthian ||
 * Materials used to build || Marble || Marble ||
 * Purpose for building || To house the congress and the Sennett and to impress other nations || To honor Zeus ||
 * location || Washington D.C. || Athens, Greece ||