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Egyptian architecture 3050 B.C.-900 B.C. Cassie alaniz
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Egyptian architecture 3050 B.C.-900 B.C. Cassie alaniz. Five features. 1 famous building. Temple of Horus at Edfu. Arches Columns Immensely thick walls Flat roofs Mud wall ornamentation. 1 famous architect. 2 common locations. Egypt and Greece. Imhotep - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Five features • Arches • Columns• Immensely thick walls• Flat roofs • Mud wall ornamentation
1 famous building • Temple of Horus at Edfu
1 famous architect • Imhotep• He is considered to be the
first and engineer in history
2 common locations• Egypt and Greece
Five features • Arches• Columns• Metal decorations• Small convex molding• Beak molding
1 famous building • Parthenon in Athens
1 famous architect• Phidias • He was the guy who built
Parthenon in Athens (a temple of worship to the goddess Athena)
2 common locations• Greece and Rome
Five features • Altars • Mud huts • Wood walls very thin• Sometimes stones would be
used• Wood dwelling
1 famous building• Stone hedge