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Velasco, Anthonette F.
Lisondra, Philip James
Stuart,
, Gelli
, Christine
The religious rites and architecture is
manifested everywhere during the
Egyptian Period.
Egyptianarchitecture persistently
maintained its traditions, and when
there was a need for a change in
methods of constructions or in the
materials used, the traditional forms
were perpetuated in spite of novel
conditions.
Pyramids of Giza
Mesopotamian architecture is evident
in its palaces and temples.
Another characteristics
of Roman Architecture
the flat round dome
that covers an entire
building, as in the
Panthenon.
Aqueduct of Segovia
The Colloseum
Italy
ByzantineArchitecture is characterized
by a great central dome which has
always been a traditional feature in the
East.
The 6th-century church of Hagia Irene in Constantinople is a superb sample of
the early Byzantine architecture
Thewestern architecture passed
through three stages of development:
The Early Christian, Romanesque, and
Gothic.
• Greek,
• Victorian,
• Baroque
• and Gothic.
St. Pancras Parish Church, London, 1819-21
Dean and Woodward: Natural History Museum, Oxford, 1855.
Visconti & Lefuel:
New Louvre, 1852-57
Eiffel Tower
Paris, France
Modern Architecture is an attempt to interpret
man’s purpose through his building in a style
free in relation to change and independent of
fix symmetries.