Parthenon Classical Temple of Greece

When visiting Europe no vacation is complete with a trip to Greece and visiting the Parthenon.

The Parthenon was built as temple for the goddess Athena and was began between 447 and 438 B.C. The name of the building most likely from a cult statue of Athena Pantheons housed and destroyed by the Persians in 480 B.C. The massive foundation was built of limestone and the columns were made of Pentelic marble and the classical Parthenon was construction / sculptured by architects Ictinus, Callicrates and the renowned sculptor Phidias. It is a double peripheral Doric temple with several unique and innovative architectural features, it has about 13400 stones in the building and have stood since the 5th century B.C.

The Parthenon had 5 main instigators of design, they were Pericles, Phidias, Kalamis, Ictinus and Calibrates. The Parthenon was not only built for looks but it’s also showed Athenian dominance over the rest of Greek. Athenian was it’s Greek imperial master, the colonnade established a background for a giant ivory statue of Athena Parthenos sat inside the Parthenon but it was destroyed before modern time. The maiden goddess and patroness of Athens, she represented the highest order of spiritual development and the gifts of intellect and understanding. Pure in body, mind and heart, Athena was the symbol of the universal human aspiration for wisdom. Much of the structure remains intact, the Parthenon has suffered considerable damage over the centuries. In 296 BC the gold from the statue was removed by the tyrant Lachares to pay his army.

The Parthenon and Historical Greece is very important surviving building is in Greek country and now they put forth much effort to restore the Parthenon and other Acropolis structures. A substantial admission price is paid by the hundreds of thousands of tourists who visit the site each year. Little of this money however, is used for the preservation of the Parthenon but is instead wasted away by corrupt bureaucrats and government officials. They try to commit the sculptures or Parthenon Marbles from British Museum in London to return to Greek, Parthenon Marbles were sold in 1861 to British Museum. We don’t know much about this temple, but Parthenon is famous for many people whoever loves and like the old architecture only Parthenon can bring many people from everywhere in the world such as Asian people, African people and Australian to visit The Parthenon.

The Colosseum Roman Style

It is one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and Roman engineering.

Flavian Ampitheatre or Roman Coliseum, now called The Colosseum but some in Italy know it as name il Colosseo. Flavian Ampitheatre is Latin name be for changed to the Colosseum, the construction began between 70 AD and complete in 80 AD. It’s made under the emperor Vespasian around 70-72 AD and was complete under Titus in 80 AD. The name Flavian Ampitheatre is derives from the name of both of family who build it. Colosseum have more than 50,000 seated with number of the ticket, it’s near the entrance for emperor to go in to the Colosseum from the private seat.

Colosseum made in style Roman and had no roof on but they had roll out canvas awnings to protect the rich spectators from the harmful rays of the sun, used for Gladiator (Latin word from swordsman) contests, public spectacles, animal hunts, drama based. Colosseum games made wild animals die, in all over million mainly from Africa like barbary lions, panthers, leopards, bears, caspian tigers and about 500,000 people there, the games were stopped in 404 AD by the emperor Honorius.

The Colosseum in 217 AD was damaged because of a major fire, it’s wooden and upper ring of seats were destroyed. The Colosseum has had modify several times, the original Colosseum corridor color of red, yellow, green and black changed following the fire of 217AD.

The Colosseum is in the center of Rome, Italy, and now the wooden portion of the arena is gone, we can see the rooms where they kept the gladiators and the animals before there contests. The Colosseum is one of the Great man made, 7 wonders of the world, Built in years "between 70 AD and completed in 80 AD." and still today attracts millions of tourists each year from around the globe including, Thailand, Indonesia, Canada, United State, United Kingdom and many more.

The Colosseum has been the back drop of many Hollywood films such as Gladiator, Jumper, Roman Holiday, 20 Million Miles to Earth, Way of the Dragon and many more.

Prague, music by Zdenek Fibich- Poema

This is Prague (capital city of Czech Republic), in my eyes. Notice the wonderful architecture. The area on which Prague was founded was settled as early as the Paleolithic Age.

European Travel

European Travel - From Greece to Russia come along as we open up and share the wonderful landscapes and sunsets of some the most beautiful European countries. No matter if you are seeking to explore mountains, fairy-tale landscapes of woods and meadows, castles perched atop hills, ancient towns and villages nestled in verdant valleys, the Parthenon or paradise beaches, we will share them all with you here. So kick off your shoes and enjoy these wonderful getaway destinations. Who knows, maybe something you see here will spark you to plan your to next vacation in a European country.