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Ando Hiroshige

What: Rain Shower on Ohashi Bridge Function: Subject: Media: wood Date: 1837 Style: woodblock print

Colosseum

A large arena in Rome where gladiator contests and other games and sporting events were held. Function: To provide a permanent purpose-built arena in the center of Ancient Rome for staging various forms of entertainment for the Ancient Romans - a gift to Roman Citizens. To create a massive, breath-taking structure conveying the wealth, might and power of Rome. Subject: Media: dry media, limestone, concreate, Date: 70 AD Style: Ancient Roman Architecture

Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre, Le Boulevard du Temple, 1839, Daguerreotype

Function: Subject: Media: Metal Date: Style:

Great Stupa at Sanchi Madhya Pradesh, India. Buddhist; Mauryan, late Sunga Dynasty. c. 300 B.C.E. - 100 B.C.E. Stone masonry, sandstone on dome. It was probably begun by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka in the mid-3rd century BCE and later enlarged. Solid throughout, it is enclosed by a massive stone railing pierced by four gateways, which are adorned with elaborate carvings (known as Sanchi sculpture) depicting the life of the Buddha.

Function: Spiritual sustenance. Subject: religious Media: Brick stone masonry Date: 300 to 100 B.C.E. Style: Buddhist temple

Kundika

Korean 11th century Holy water ewer Based on Yue ware in China. Green ware is based on the Caledon Wares Nick named Bi Se Ware: Which Means precious and first beneath heaven.

Ictinus and Callicrates Pantheon:

Parthenon Function: The function of the Parthenon was for spiritual sustenance Subject: Greek mythology, and a dedication the The goddess Athena. Media: Limestone and marble, Dry media. Date: 447 - 456 B.C.E. Style: It is recognized as Doric temple, and constructed using the classical style.

Kouros

The Greek word for "male youth." An Archaic Greek statue of a standing, nude youth. Function: to show the appreciation for the male body that the greeks had. Dedicated to the gods in the sanctuaries and as a grave monument. Subject: Media: the subtractive process Date: 615 - 590 B.C.E Style: Carving there was no specific purpose for the sculputre, as they cound represent the gods and represent an athlete from the olympics.

Louise Sullivan

The first great modern architect is known for the skyscraper the wainwright building. Function: the building is used for office space. Subject: Media: steel / metal Date: Style: an early example of steel cage construction. post and beam

Sen no Rikyu

a tea practitioner with the most profound influence on chanoyu, the Japanese "Way of Tea", particularly the tradition of Wabi-cha, emphasizing rustic simplicity. There are three head houses, of the Japanese Way of Tea that is directly descended from Rikyū: the Omotesenke, Urasenke, and Mushakōjisenke, all three of which are dedicated to passing forward the teachings of their mutual family founder, Rikyū. Function: Tea Ceremony and used for aesthetic purposes. Subject: Tea garden Media: Wood Date:1582

Sir Joseph Paxton (1801-1865)

the built exhibit hall was famous for building greenhouses Function: served as a museum and a concert hall Subject: Media: iron (Prefabricated) Date: 1851 Style: