MONUMENTAL ARCHITECTURE

EGYPT

MONUMENTAL ARCHITECTURE

• Something big
• Something that people will remember
• Built to show off
• Prove how powerfull they are and for pride

TEMPLE OF KARNAK

• Known as Ipet-isut
• dedicated to the Theben triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu.
• Home of god Amun

TEMPLE OF DENDARA

• Castle of the sistrum
• Defined southern most limit of Egypt

GREAT SPHINX

• 65 ft tall
• Human head, lion body
• Portrait of king chefren
• The king was placed in the middle

GREEK CITY STAES

ERECHTEUM

• built on Acropolis of Athens between 421 and 405BC
• contained sanctuaries to Athena Polias, Poseidon, and Erechtheus
• holy relics of the Athenians

TEMPLE OF ATHENA NIKE

• Built 427 B.C
• Worship the goddess of victory
• Expression of ambitions to defeat Sparta

PARTHENON

• Built in the 5th century
• Temple of Athena
• Huge statue of Athena inside
• For religion
• And to show off what they could accomplish

PURPOSE OF GREEK ARCHITECTURE

• Built for religion
• To worship their gods
• To show off the things they could create
• For political reasons
• Celebrate civil power and pride

PURPOSE OF EGYPT ARCHITECTURE

• Tomb of pharaohs
• To show of
• Keep the gold safe for the pharaohs afterlife