HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Friezes are common features in most modern homes.
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Pediments with detailed sculptures are often used in modern construction.
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Modern buildings often use carvings of gods and goddesses decoratively.
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Some elements of Greek architecture, such as columns, are still used today.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Their formulas-devised as far back as 550 BCE-paved the way for Renaissance and Neoclassical architecture, and had the greatest possible influence on the proportions, style and aesthetics of the 18th and 19th centuries. Modern architects, too, have been influenced by Greek architectural forms.
Detailed explanation-2: -Beaux-Arts Architecture in America Finally we get to the most recent architectural style to be heavily influenced by the ancient Greeks: Beaux-Arts architecture, particularly in the U.S. (Elsewhere, Beaux-Arts style includes more Baroque and Rococo elements.)
Detailed explanation-3: -The Greeks pretty much invented modern mathematics, sculpture, philosophy, science and even medicine. And they used some of their new knowledge to make inventions like the water wheel, the alarm clock, the catapult and even, the vending machine!
Detailed explanation-4: -The Jefferson Memorial. United States Capitol Building. Saint Louis Gateway Arch. Library of Congress’ Thomas Jefferson Building. Mural depicting the muse Melpomene, Library of Congress. Great Hall in Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress. 25-Jul-2022