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Week 3 Discussion: Influences of Ancient Architecture

Week 3 Discussion: Influences of Ancient Architecture

Q Initial Post Instructions This week you will read about architecture. The lesson includes information on Roman architecture, which was greatly influenced by the Greeks and Etruscans. Locate at least two architectural works that were influenced by Greco-Roman architecture. These can be from any time period after the Greco-Roman period but should be from different periods themselves (e.g., one from Renaissance and one from Baroque). Then address the following: What is the function of each structure? How does each work exhibit influence of the Greco-Roman period? Is the influence specifically Greek, Etruscan, or Roman – or a combination? How would you compare the two selected works? Take the role of the evaluative critic. Use examples from the text, the lesson, and the library to help support your answer. Please remember to provide images and citations to help illustrate your points.

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The Greco-Roman impact is today one of the most powerful in the modern world. A major impact on Greco-Roman architecture was the Roman invasion of Greece (Week 3 Lesson 2). The two architecture I choose as important of Greco-Roman architecture is the San Giorgio Maggiore church, which is an influential High Renaissance archite