Architecture Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Classical era=== <gallery mode="packed"> File:Ishtar gate in Pergamon museum in Berlin..jpg|[[Mesopotamian architecture]]: [[Reconstruction (architecture)|Reconstruction]] of the [[Ishtar Gate]] in the [[Pergamon Museum]] ([[Berlin]], [[Germany]]), {{Circa|575 BC}} Kheops-Pyramid.jpg|[[Ancient Egyptian architecture]]: The [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] ([[Giza]], Egypt), {{Circa|2589}}–2566 BC, by [[Hemiunu]] File:Parthenon (30276156187).jpg|[[Ancient Greek architecture]]: The [[Parthenon]] on the [[Athenian Acropolis]], made of marble and limestone, 460–406 BC Maison Carree in Nimes (16).jpg|[[Ancient Roman architecture]]: The [[Maison Carrée]] from [[Nîmes]] (France), one of the best-preserved Roman temples, {{Circa|2 AD}} 009 Armenia Garni (1540603685).jpg|[[Armenian Architecture]]: The [[Garni Temple]] from [[Garni]] (Armenia), {{Circa|1 century AD}} </gallery> In many ancient civilizations such as those of [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]] and [[Mesopotamia]], architecture and urbanism reflected the constant engagement with the [[divine]] and the [[supernatural]], and many ancient cultures resorted to monumentality in architecture to symbolically represent the political power of the ruler or the state itself. The architecture and [[urbanism]] of the [[Classical antiquity|Classical civilizations]] such as the [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] and the [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] evolved from civic ideals rather than religious or empirical ones and new building types emerged. As the Architectural "style" developed in the form of the [[Classical orders]]. Roman architecture was influenced by Greek architecture as they incorporated many Greek elements into their building practices.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/greek-art/beginners-guide-greece/a/introduction-to-greek-architecture|title=Introduction to Greek architecture|website=Khan Academy|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014123040/http://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/greek-art/beginners-guide-greece/a/introduction-to-greek-architecture|archive-date=2014-10-14|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-06-23}}</ref> Texts on architecture have been written since ancient times. These texts provided both general advice and specific formal prescriptions or canons. Some examples of canons are found in the writings of the 1st-century BC Roman architect Vitruvius. Some of the most important early examples of canonic architecture are religious. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page