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Marjorie Weigel Mrs. Darrough October 14, 2010 WD-2 CEC Modern Day architecture today Thousands of years have passed and still we use ancient Greek architecture in buildings every day.In particular I have caught the attention of two building in particular, one of them is located in Greece, and another that is located in North Carolina, the name of the two buildings are The Parthenon, and the Carnegie Library, these two buildings are very alike, yet very different.

Some ways the two buildings are that both the buildings have ancient Greek architecture involved in the buildings in some way shape or form. And in these two buildings in particular they both have Doric columns, which is one of the orders or organizational systems of classical architecture the two other columns are the ionic column and the Corinthian column. Here is a web site if you would like to learn more [].

There are other things that make these two buildings very different, like the fact that they are buildings that were made for different purposes. The Parthenon was made to symbolize the power and influence of the Athenian politician, Perikles, who championed in construction. And the Carnegie library was made so that people can be educated in whatever they please. Another would be that they were built in different times; also they used different stone to make the buildings. But as time goes on some things never change and then there are the things that do change, and not for the better but for the worst.

Luckily ancient Greek Architecture is not one that has changed a lot in all these years. People all over the world use Ancient Greek architecture every day without even noticing that they are doing it. Just like in these two amazing buildings I bet a lot of people that walk inside the Carnegie Library, say when they are walking in wow look they have Doric columns that are holding up this porch. You see how weird that sounds. Well if you thought that then you were right, but still most people that do do that are either archeologist or just strange. And the Parthenon has a total of 86 pillars 46 outer and 19 inner. If you would like to know more visit this web site [].

In many years things may have changed, but Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian columns have been here for many years, and will probably stay here for a lot longer than any of us will ever know. I hope that you have had a great time reading about the Parthenon and the Carnegie Library. And how Ancient Greek Architecture has stayed with us for all these years.