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Temples of the Ancient World
By Rachel Bemis
What is a temple? ... ” (“Greek”) Temples take on many forms depending on which civilization it inhabits. There are a large differences and similarities between the temples of Greek, Indian, Mayan, and the Egyptian cultures. ...
Greek Culture
Greek style temples and architecture have influenced much of western civilizations architecture. ... Beautiful carvings were added to these temples to embellish the façade of the temple.
The Acropolis is a prime example of the temples of Greece. ... , the Persians ransacked Athens and destroyed the temples on the Acropolis. ...
One of the most famous buildings in the world is the Parthenon. ... The Hindu temples are usually very large in size. The Hindu temples resemble mountains. ... People go to these temples to seek infinite wholeness or oneness. These temples have relief sculptures all around the building telling stories about the monsters, religious themes, sometimes eroticism, dharma, and karma. ... Southern Indian temples have been better preserved than northern temples because of the Islamic influence. A lot of thought goes into the architectural process of designing and building these temples (Benton 199). ...
Mayan Culture
The Maya culture built their temples atop enormous pyramids. ... They didn’t build these temples just for looks, they built them strictly for religious purposes, such as ceremonies, festivals, and sacrifices. Some of the temples contained observatories to study the movement of earth, stars and the planet Venus. These temples were carefully planned. ... ” (“Mayan”)
Egyptian Culture
Egypt is one of the most cultures of the world. The Egyptians are know for their art, history, pyramids, sculptures, and temples. ... Every city had the most important deities housed in the temples. ... The Egyptians tried to make the temples as beautiful as possible so that the gods would want to live their. Gold, silver, lapis lazuli, turquoise, and carnelian were some of the things the Egyptians used to make the temples beautiful. ...
During the Old and Middle Kingdoms temples were made of mud brick, a small number have survived the years. ... Egyptian temples were rectangular. ... Temples were designed to resemble the universe at creation. ... E (“Ancient”). ... Colossal statues and obelisks were standard for Egyptian temples at the time of this temples birth. ... I have noticed that each of this cultures while building these temples, designed the temples to be larger than life.
Approximate Word count = 1822
Approximate Pages = 7.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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