Cyrus
November 9th, 2009, 06:52 PM
Post some pics of ancient buildings! :)
I think the Gate of All Nations at Persepolis can be a good start for this thread:
http://www.allempires.com/Uploads/GateP1.jpg
http://www.allempires.com/Uploads/GateP2.jpg
http://www.allempires.com/Uploads/GateP3.jpg
dark_shadow1
November 11th, 2009, 12:13 AM
This 1 is quite obvious:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/74/Parthenon_from_SW_%28finished_438_BC%29.JPG
http://www.sacredsites.com/europe/greece/images/parthenon-500.jpg
Full-size copy in Nashville:
http://www.nashville.org/parthenon/Images/2008/Parthenon-Shot.jpg
Luxor Temple:
http://bskinner.net/nemes/photos/aerial/luxor_temple.jpg
http://www.holtzendorff.com/vacations/israel/images/luxor-temple.jpg
http://www.varunvoyages.com/hong/LuxorTemple2.jpg
dark_shadow1
November 11th, 2009, 12:21 AM
The Collosseum:
http://www.famouslocations.com/skins/uploadings/L_The_Colosseum22022008011713.jpg
http://photos.igougo.com/images/p216746-Rome-The_Colosseum.jpg
http://amazedme.com/uploaded_images/colosseum_in_rome-726339.jpg
A typical roman amphitheater, caesarea, Israel:
http://msc.walla.co.il/archive/477062-5.jpg
http://www.picpong.co.il/catalog/AirPhoto/OfirBenTov/0003.jpg
http://www.ynet.co.il/PicServer2/04062007/1138725/10d_wa.jpg
dark_shadow1
November 11th, 2009, 12:25 AM
Aqueducts:
http://www.chambres-hotes-avignon.com/media/fck/image/activites/Aqueduct_PontDuGard_Nimes.jpg
http://www.dialogueinaction.net/en/system/files/images/roman-aqueduct-segovia-segaq3.jpg
http://www.wayfaring.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/spain_segovia_aqueduct.jpg
The Pantheon:
http://www.valenciastonesarasota.com/images/roman_pantheon.jpg
http://traumwerk.stanford.edu/philolog/010611-pantheon-dak.jpg
http://intranet.arc.miami.edu/rjohn/images/HadrianicArchitecture/Dome%20view%20Pantheon.jpg
Cyrus
November 11th, 2009, 05:47 PM
http://www.irantravelingcenter.com/iran_travel_hotel_visa_tour_irantravelingcenter/ziggur1.jpg
Ziggurat of Chogha Zanbil, the world's largest ziggurat
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2285/2510790437_126b128bcf_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2201/2514006190_bd3cdd7697_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3274/2516241320_495a29f224_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2398/2510785677_f983b8d623_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3246/3063722399_129b97cc3f.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3139/3076568975_2980c0b947.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/6/10103493_9734f7151c_o.gif
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3385/3269333476_d6be626f7a_o.jpg
buho
November 11th, 2009, 06:11 PM
All the monuments posted are just great.
marksonamor
November 18th, 2009, 11:43 AM
Greek architecture was based chiefly on the post-and-beam system, with columns carrying the load. Timber construction was superseded by construction in marble and stone. The column, a unit human in scale, was used as a module for all of a temple's proportions. The Doric order, probably the earliest, remained the favorite of the Greek mainland and western colonies. The Ionic order developed in eastern Greece; on the mainland, it was used chiefly for smaller temples and interiors. The greatest Greek architectural achievement was the Athens acropolis.
futate01
December 14th, 2009, 01:14 AM
Here are the ruins that were left over of the city of Sarmizegetusa, which is high in the Carpathian mountains, after it was destroyed by Emperor Trajan when he finally conquered Dacia(modern day Romania) in 105AD.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarmizegetusa_Regia
http://www.romaniatourism.com/images/castles-fortresses/sarmisegetuza1.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Cetatea_Blidaru2.JPG/800px-Cetatea_Blidaru2.JPG
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Sarmizegetusa_Regia.JPG/800px-Sarmizegetusa_Regia.JPG
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Sanctuarele_de_andezit.JPG/800px-Sanctuarele_de_andezit.JPG
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Sanctuarul_mare_de_calcar.JPG/800px-Sanctuarul_mare_de_calcar.JPG
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Solar_disc.JPG/800px-Solar_disc.JPG
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Murus_Dacicus.JPG/800px-Murus_Dacicus.JPG
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Paved_Dacian_road.JPG/800px-Paved_Dacian_road.JPG
marc.libano
January 11th, 2010, 11:00 AM
All pictures are from Baalbeck (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=353172) thread in the Lebanese (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=694) forum
Temples of Jupiter and Bakhus
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss61/budkheir/baalbek106cve6.jpg
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/4774/baalbek3eu5.jpg
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/5204/53156710250ce7febcfbye0.jpg
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/5651/531567112869c3409d4bep1.jpg
http://img479.imageshack.us/img479/4117/531567134b283e2dfdfbbw6.jpg
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/338/dsc3204jpgzp3.jpg
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/4589/dsc3338jpgvt4.jpg
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/6797/dsc3359jpghy7.jpg
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/7370/dsc3438bjpgei8.jpg
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/9373/dsc3440jpgul9.jpg
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7923/dsc3444jpgjj7.jpg
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/6308/2739546788ea56aab0ebgb5.jpg
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/4185/294608983913ac4ac07oyq5.jpg
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/9897/baabak3sp7.jpg
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/726/baalbak5lq3.jpg
Look to the size of the people at right
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/1726/imgp18782eo.jpg
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/2668/imgp18848uf.jpg
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/2218/466238438kmnhqfph4ti.jpg