The Parthenon Research Paper

The National monuments and famous artists , such as; Grant Wood and Michelangelo, have been studied by many artist. The history behind the artists and monuments around the world are important to many people today. Many of the pieces of art, are even considered as symbols to many nations. Art and artists have also been recognize by their country’s. Many Artist and their art work have been studied for years. There are many interesting facts about the great that came before us.

Grant Wood is one of those, great, artist that came before. Born in 1891 and died at age 50, the American painter from Iowa, is best known for his paintings depicting the rural American Midwest "American Gothic". He is known as "Artists in Overalls". His most famous

The name Parthenon refers to the cult of Athena Parthenos ("Athena the Virgin") was associated with the temple. The Parthenon is considered to be the culmination of the development of the Doric order, the simple of the three Classical Greek architectural orders. Not only is the Parthenon made up of white marble, it is made up of 8 columns on the east and west, 17 on the north and south. The Parthenon is just one of many, numerous temple like structures throughout

Known as the copper icon of American freedom, the Statue of Liberty is a welcoming signal to immigrants coming from abroad. Dedicated on 10/28/1886, the Statue is of a robed female figure representing Libertas, bearing a torch and a tablet of law with date of the American Declaration of Independent (7/4/1776) on it; a broken chain sea at her feet. She stands 151'1'' tall alone or 305'1'' tall , ground to torch. The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island, in the middle of New York Harbor, in Manhattan, New York City. The description of where she stands suggests that she is one of the first things that immigrants see when they come to America from countries