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Through out this essay, the Greek architecture, the Byzantine religious architecture, as well as the Gothic religious architecture will be elaborated through three examples of these dated architectures: The Sacred Precincts of Athena and Zeus.
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Hannah Short Final Essay Art History May 3. 2002 Religious architecture has played a great role in the past centuries. Dating all the way back to the mythology eras, there were even architecture that involved some sort of religious belief. Through out this essay, the Greek architecture, the Byzantine religious architecture, as well as the Gothic religious architecture will be elaborated through three examples of these dated architectures: The Sacred Precincts of Athena and Zeus, Saint Marks of Venice, Italy, and the Amiens Gothic Cathedral of France. The Reconstructed west front of the Altar of Zeus was erected on Pergamene, Acropolis at about 175 B.C. This is the most famous of all Hellenistic sculptural ensembles. This monument represents the Battle of Zeus and the Gods against the Giants. (Gardner p151) This buildings architecture represents the Roman eras. Greek artists attempted to construct a 400 ft. long frieze around the platform of the building with...
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