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In this Slide Exam II you are asked to compare and contrast the two following architectural works:1) Iktinos , Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 447-438 BCE.2) Pantheon, Rome, Italy, 125 CE.- At the start provide full identifications of the two buildings: architect, title, location,date, and period.
This establishes the comparison.Discuss the earlier of the two buildings first providing the following information.- purpose or function of the building- location- who paid for the construction of the building?- describe the exterior- describe the plan- describe the interior structure and appearance- how does the building typify the architectural style of the period to which it belongs- what are the contextual reasons to explain why it looks the way it does (E.g.: howdoes it reflect the history, politics, religion, world view, society and technology etc. of theperiod).
Then discuss the 2nd building providing all of the above listed information but alsoconsidering ways in which the structure is similar or different from the firstbuilding.Your answer must be in essay format.