CURRENT EVENTS PRESENTATION-THE PARTHENON

By: Antonio Vazquez

Background The Parthenon was a temple made

for Athena. The style of architecture used was

the Doric type, but also contained some Ionic style.

Larger and more decorated than regular Doric architecture and contained curving columns and base.

Where it was Built

The Parthenon was built on the Acropolis, the hill rising at the center of Athens.

The Acropolis was originally for the old kings of Athens.

Eventually the Acropolis became known for the worshiping of the goddess Athena.

Architects of the Parthenon Iktinos and Kallikrates were

the 2 architects for the Parthenon.

Other ancient sources say that Karpion was another architect.

Iktinos also was the architect of the Temple of Apollo at Bassae.

No other information is known about Kallikrates.

Temple of Apollo

MATH USED IN CONSTRUCTION It has been said that the Pythagorean

ideas of ratios were used in the construction of The Parthenon.

The ratio of 2:3 and its square 4:9 were fundamental for the Parthenon.

Does it exist today? The Parthenon does still exist today, but

since it was so old, there has been some wear and tear in the Parthenon.

Renovations have been made to the Parthenon, but the renovations took a long time.

Opinion In my opinion, the Parthenon was a

great piece of Architecture that I think was ahead of its time and for it to look so great after only 9 days of construction is amazing.

EXTRA CREDIT The Temple of Olympian Zeus is

another architectural wonder that is located in Athens.

SOURCES http://www.ancient-greece.org/architect

ure/parthenon.html Wikipedia.org