Reading Response #9

OLD DESIGN TRAVELS ACROSS THE OCEAN

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"...what had started as a search for economic freedom became one of Enlightenment's greatest moment.  In their search for antecedents, the American taste settlers saw themselves as paralleling the early Roman republic rather than the Roman Empire."

-Ching page 619

It is only fitting that the inspired settlers choose a monumental landmark of the roman society and integrated it into important buildings around the country. This building that was adapted into new architecture was the Parthenon.

The Parthenon in Ancient Greece

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Virgina State capital building with a Parthenon inspired front.  The front on the main structure contains columns similar to that of the Parthenon and the triangle space above to columns is also present in both structures.



This is the market in Charleston south Carolina where they bought and sold slaves.  The top floor of the building has many similarities to the Parthenon and even the repetitive windows on the sides of the building reflect to columns of the Parthenon.   



The state Capital of Tennessee is also reflective of the repetitive elements and the overall front face design except the state building has a second story.

The buildings from ancient Greece are adapted to many political buildings in the United States partial because they represent a scene of pure republic that our states with to have and they also stand as a reminder of all the great people who had influence at the time of ancient Greece and how they helped influence our way of thinking today. The building forms of ancient Greece serve as a reminder of how simplicity and repetition are important things to consider when thinking of design and how scale and shape of the columns themselves seem to relate to people which is fitting for a  republic buildings since it is the people the institution is representing.


[sources]
blogs.nationalgeographic.com
recivilization.net
mikebarr.us