Tagged: architecture

“Make Federal Buildings Beautiful Again”

October 19, 2020 at 12:10 pm

This week, as CC 101 students turn their focus towards the Parthenon, classical architecture has also been getting some attention from President Trump. The Guardian reports that earlier this year, the Trump administration drafted an executive order calling for a return to a classical style in new federal buildings. The draft order, entitled “Make Federal […]

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Analects of the Core: Emerson on the Parthenon as a gem

October 27, 2011 at 9:59 am

Earth proudly wears the Parthenon as the best gem among her zone. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Six Quotes: Kleiner on the Acropolis

October 26, 2011 at 8:29 am

“When you go into the Acropolis, why are all the great buildings off to the left? In the archaic day there was the greatest temple erected right before you. This was the temple the Persians burned down and which prompted Pericles and the Athenians to rebuild.” “Despite the agony on the centaur’s face, the whole […]

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