Architecture of the Golden Age of Athenians
Key buildings
-Acropolis was the main group of buildings in Athens that looked over the city
-it is a sacred area that is one of the most recognizable monuments in the world
-took 9 years to build and was completed in 438 BC
-it costed $3 billion in todays money
-the parathenon and other buildings on the acropolis were all built between 460 and 430 BC under the leadership of Pericles
-it was used for political and cultural achievements
-Parthenon was 3 billion in todays money
-built between 447 and 432 BC
-one of the biggest construction projects in the world
-The Porch of Caryatids has six columns holding up the roof
-All female figures were each sculptured differently and engineered so that their slender necks could take the weight of the roof and still look real and elegant
-started building in 421 and ended in 406 BC
-costed 130 million dollars to build
Greek Art
-The most devine and complex sculptures of this time are the scuptures of the Athenian Acropolis
-The earliest of these are these are the Parthenon sculptures. in time soon became a church
Purpose of buildings
-Buildings were built to show cultural and political achievements of Athens
-Others were used to honor gods and goddesses such as Athena
-The goddess Nike also had buildings to worship
-Some buildings were used for political stuff
-Athens had walls that would surround the city for protection and defense
-buildings were used for many reasons such as praise and worship, buy and sell items, drama, education, and law making.
The Parthenon
-the famous parthenon building is to worship the great goddess Athena
-a temple to honor and praise
-celebrate the ending of the Athens war with Persia
The Agora
-towns people would come here to buy and sell their goods with each other
-marketplace
-food, lettuce, onions, olive oil, wine
-house items- furniture
The theater of Dionysus
-dramatic plays
-social life
-many big events
-pure comedy
-Actor or audience
Gymnasium
-children would go to get educated
-6 or 7 left home to go to the school
-boys and girls were seperate
-parents had to pay for the private schooling
-all kids went
Pnyx
-Athenians would go to this building to gather around and decide on the laws and rules of the town
Key Players of art and architexture
-Pericles plane for Athens was to get the greatest greece architects
Socrates
-lived from 470 to 399 BC
-son of sculptor
-served in the Athenian army during the clash with Sparta
-he was short and stout and not very hansome
-liked a boy
Plato
-lived from 437 to 347
-Socrates prized student in philosophy
-Aristocles was his real name
-Pirates captured him
Aristotle
-lived from 384 to 322
-born in small greek colony called Stagira
-he was a teacher of thirteen year old Alexander for 4 years
-in 334 he went to Athens and established a school
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