Beauty of Architecture

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Beauty of Architecture: Beauty of Architecture A Journey into Ancient European Architecture


Guide: Guide Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Byzantine Gothic Architecture Renaissance Church and Roman Style Baroque and Classicalism Enjoy Architecture Some personal ideas


Ancient Greece: Ancient Greece Their thoughts about architecture: Give human’s beauty to buildings Style: Terse, Magnificent, Natural and permanent Material: From wood to stone Highest Contribution: Columniation Magnum Opus: Parthenon


Columniation: Columniation Ionic Order 爱奥尼亚柱式 Doric Order 多利克柱式 Definition: The style of each part of the stone girder and post structure system, and the way they are combined or connected. Classification: Ionic and Doric Its Effect: It is popular all over the world later and it is still used nowadays.


Parthenon: Parthenon Use Doric Order Every post is oblique There used to be a lot wonderful sculptures inside but they were taken away or destroyed


Ancient Rome: Ancient Rome Ancient Rome architecture is the most refulgent chapter in the world architecture history. Most buildings are gathered in “permanent capital” Rome. Top period: 1st to 4th century Magnum Opus: Colossum and Pantheon


Colossum and Pantheon: Colossum and Pantheon Other pictures


Colossum: Colossum


Pantheon: Pantheon


Byzantine: Byzantine Founder: Constantine Top period: 4th to 11th century Magnum Opus: Hagia Sophia


Gothic Architecture: Gothic Architecture Best form: Cathedral Very high Color windows Bright and wide inside Use some light structures Magnum Opus: Notre Dame, Charters, Reims, Amien and Cologne


Slide12: Cologne Amien Reims Notre Dame


Renaissance Church and Roman Style: Renaissance Church and Roman Style Use quite a lot Columniation Magnum Opus: Pisa building caboodle


Baroque and Classicalism: Baroque and Classicalism Personality Think much of color Amalgamation of paintings, buildings and sculptures. Calm Steady Think much of shape paintings, buildings and sculptures are independent


Enjoy Architecture: Enjoy Architecture


Advantages of the Western Ancient Architecture: Advantages of the Western Ancient Architecture Through this journey, you will find that the western ancient buildings have a remarkable advantage. That is firmness and permanence. Some buildings have been standing for thousands of years. But, generally, Chinese ancient architecture cannot be preserved for such a long time. For example, you can hardly find an aboveground building which was built 1000 years ago except some stone towers. Comparison: Chinese: Wooden Structure Western: Stone Structure Stone Structure is firmer and using it won’t affect nature a lot.


The End: The End Thank you!