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DuomoOf Florence In the Florence Cathedral, Florence, Italy, there is a cathedral churchwhose octagonal dome, built without the aid of scaffolding, was considered thegreatest engineering feat of the early Renaissance. Dedicated to Santa Maria delFiore, Our Lady of the Flower, it is also known as the Duomo, after the Italianword for cathedral. Created by many great Early Modern artists, this piece ofarchitecture is a perfect example the Renaissance style. We can come to a betterunderstanding of...

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A History of the European-Style Art Theatre in New York City

At the beginning of the twentieth century, American theatre was heavily dominated by commercialism. In 1909, an attempt to establish a European-style art theatre in New York City was made (Geisinger, 241). The building was so cavernous and unsuited for experimental work that the project failed after two seasons. Dedicated to producing the best of European and classical drama and to fostering new American plays, the first production groups of the 1900 s were amateurs (Geisinger, 241). The members...

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A Study of the Historic Achievements of the City of Athens

Historic Achievements of the City of Athens Historic Achievements of the City of Athens A city such as Athens triumphed over any other of its time. This is mainly due to its great achievements performed. In fact, a city so powerful had an effect on western civilization today. Many societies in modern times have been positively helped by Athens. Athenian architecture is a crucial element that made the city so beautiful. No other city was nearly as divine as Athens was. The creating of col...

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A History of Bridge Construction Since the Roman Era

BridgesREASEARCH PAPERBridges have been around sense the beginning of time. The Ancient Roman engineers used two significant innovations, the cofferdam and cement. The cofferdam is when the put wooden spikes in to the bottom of the river then used watertight clay over the spikes to make a bridge. Now today there are more efficient ways to make a bridge then just out of cement and clay. There are Suspension Bridges, Arch Bridges, Covered Bridges and many more.Suspension bridges have become a very...

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A Description of the Bauhaus Who Was Founded in 1919 By an Architect Named Walter Gropius

The Bauhaus was founded in 1919 by an architect named Walter Gropius. Gropius came from the Werkbund movement, which sought to integrate art and economics, and to add an element of engineering to art. The Werkbund movement was unable to achieve this integration, but the founding of the Bauhaus saw the solution that had previously been overlooked. The Bauhaus was founded by the combining of the Weimar Art Academy, and the Weimar Arts and Crafts School. Students at this new school were trained by ...

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A Look into Artistic Expression in Some Designs

This paper will focus on one specific design of a landscape architect, architect, planner, object maker, interior designer, and an environmental artist. Martha Schwartz is a landscape architect and her design is the Federal Courthouse Plaza in Minneapolis. It shows a transition in the field towards artistic expression, which has created much controversy. The architect is Peter Eisenman and he has done the same in his work for the Wexner Center of visual arts at Ohio State University, Columbus. H...

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A Report on Pantheon a Roman Monument

Introduction I chose to report on the pantheon because Ive seen pictures and I am also very fascinated by all the Roman monuments. I looked all around the internet and libraries. The Pantheon was very hard to find information about. It was very challenging but I found enough information to complete this report. This famous building stands in the business district of Romemuch as it was built some 18 centuries ago. Amazingly, it has withstood the ravages of both the elements and war permitting a f...

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A Biography of Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini

Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini was one of the, if not the most, important artistic talents of theItalian baroque. He was born in 1598 and died in 1680, shortly after his 82nd birthday. Bernini along with Rembrandt, Hals, Vermeer, Poussin, Rubens, Van Dyck, andVel zquez made Italy, for three centuries, the light of the Western world. Bernini was thelast of the three dimensional artists in Italy. Bernini was not only a sculptor. He wasextremely gifted as an architect, painter, draftsman, designer of sta...

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A Glimpse at the Greek Influence

Greek influence is visable in everything that we have today. Our laws, citiesand even our system of goverment all come from asppects of greek civilization,but maybe what we have been influenced the most gy the greeks is inarchitecture. Maybe the reason this is, is that it was a new form ofarchitecture that had little to do with function and everything to do with looks.Agood example is the Greek temple. They were built in honor of the gods, butthe architects were most likely more concerned with b...

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A Discussion of Syrian Synagogues

Syrian Synagogues Architecture plays a very important role in a culture, and from its remains, historians can gain a wealth of information. It determines the wealth of the community, the weather conditions and many other things. Not only can historians learn what it was like in that area at that time, but also they can learn from it to improve our area now. For example, the Romans built curved roads and sewers to prevent flooding and currently we also build our roads similarly. Another exa...

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A Discussion of the Design Construction and the Architect of the Eiffel Tower

In this report I will be discussing many things about the Eiffel Tower. Such topics are when the Eiffel Tower was built, how it was designed, and who the architect was. I will also tell you about how it was and how it is now used in Paris. I will also state the time and materials used to build the Eiffel Tower. I will tell you about Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, the architect and builder of the Eiffel Tower.The Eiffel Tower was built by a man by the name of Alexandre Gustave Eiffel. Gustave Eiffel w...

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A Discussion on How the Great Pyramid Was Built

How The Great Pyramid Was Really Built To this day, the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt remains one of the seven wonders of the world. In fact, the Great Pyramid is the only surviving wonder of the world ("Wonders of the World"). The gigantic size of this pyramid can amaze almost all people who see this ancient monument. Many curious people stand in wonder at its base and try to imagine how it was constructed. Other people try to understand why the pyramid was even built. The Nile river bec...

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A Paper on the Mc Cormic Place

The McCormick Place Story The history of McCormick Place is quite remarkable for a building that is only thirty-nine years old. It was built in 1960, burned down in 1967, and was rebuilt and reopened by 1971. When we think of McCormick Place today, we think of the North, South, and East buildings together. But the North building wasn't built until 1986, and the South building was completed just last year both well after the Richard J. Daley administration. The East Building, (Also known as Lake...

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A Look at Cost-Plus Construction Contracts and What They Entail

A defined lump sum plan expresses employees' pension benefits as a lump sum amount, which makes it easy for them to understand and appreciate the benefits. In many cases, the plans also allow employees to accrue larger benefits at younger ages than they would under a traditional pension plan. And, increasingly, defined lump sum plans provide "portable" benefits that employees can take with them if they leave the company before retirement age.Cost-plus construction contracts are often used for pr...

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A Profession Profile Landscape Architect

A landscape architect is an individual who arranges and modifies the effects ofnatural scenery over a piece of land which enables them to produce the best aestheticeffect for the lands use. Landscape architecture is the design profession which appliesartistic, cultural, and scientific knowledge to the design, planning, and development of theland. Landscape architects accept certain responsibilities to the health and welfare of thepublic and are concerned with resource conservation of the land. A...

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