Roman Circus

23:45 Amphitheatre, Ancient Greek, Circus, Greek, mud-brick, Roman, Roman Architecture, Roman empire, Stadium No Comments

The circus was another open aired oval venue where people used to see horse and chariot racing. It first appeared in major cities around 500BC and worked it's way to the popularity it holds today. It was made out of mud-brick and stone and the people used to sit on a stair shaped seat. Usually it had a length of 245m to around 621m. Furthermore the venue could hold up over 15,000 people each time. It was developed from the Ancient Greek construction called the Stadium.

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Stadium

21:13 Ancient Greek, Ancient Greek Architecture, Architecture, Athens, Classical Architecture, engraved illustrations, Stadium No Comments

The Greek civilization has made a lot of very important inventions and designs that changed the course of Architecture. One of them is the stadium a oval shaped construction that held sport events in it. The oldest known stadium is a stadium in Olympia, Greece where the Olympic games of antiquity were held from 776BC. The Olympic games was a celebration in favour of the gods, where the best athletes from all over the country gathered and showed their skills to win the competition for their cities.   

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Architecture of Ancient Greece

14:35 Ancient Greek Architecture, Architecture, Athens, Classical Architecture, Columns, Corinthian, Doric, engraved illustrations, Greek, Olympic Stadium, Stadium, Tuscan No Comments

Ancient Greek Architecture is best known for it's temples most of which are found throughout their region. They also were first to build a open air theatre and was first constructed as early as 350BC. There are some theatres that survived. Usually the ancient Greek period is associated with temples and other famous constructions that were made in that architectural period. However the main invention that was made during that period are the Capitals/Columns that held up the ceilings in temples and other buildings. This was a revolutionary discovery and was yet to show its real influence and excellence on the architectural history. 

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Mesopotamian Architecture

20:03 Architecture, Athens, Mesopotamia, mud-brick, Olympic Stadium, Pyramids of Giza, Stadium, Turkey No Comments

Mesopotamia is an ancient period of architecture which was founded in the 6th century BC around the area of Turkey. Mesopotamia developed the early stages of urban planning, courtyard and ziggurats. It also made mud-brick construction popular, which in later stages was used to build the Great Pyramids of Giza and stadiums such as The Olympic Stadium in Athens. Furthermore they also started using it more to build temples and walls. The Mesopotamian period saw a variety of great walls and beautiful gates that helped develop new structures and ideas in later periods of Architecture. 

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