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Textbook: Chapter 6
Lesson 2
Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)

Initial Post Instructions
This week you will read about architecture. The lesson includes information on Roman architecture, which was greatly influenced by the Greeks and Etruscans.
Locate at least two architectural works that were influenced by Greco-Roman architecture. These can be from any time period after the Greco-Roman period but should be from different periods themselves (e.g., one from Renaissance and one from Baroque). Then address the following:

What is the function of each structure?
How does each work exhibit influence of the Greco-Roman period? Is the influence specifically Greek, Etruscan, or Roman – or a combination?
How would you compare the two selected works? Take the role of the evaluative critic.

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Brandenburg Gate, Berlin (18th century)
The White Tower at the Tower of London, London (11th to 14th centuries)

What is the function of each structure?
The Brandenburg Gate, Berlin was designed in the 18th century by architect Carl Gotthard Langhans and built by Prussian King Frederick Wilhelm II. In the beginning the Brandenburg gate was used for celebration and the triumphal procession. The Brandenburg Gate is at the center of the city and serves as a landmark for the unification of Berlin and Germany after the second world war. Over the last twenty-three years the Senate Department for Urban Development and the Environment (German: Berlin Stadtentwicklung) has sought to restore, preserve, rebuild, and develop large parts of the city, including the death strip (Ayyash, 2013). The Brandenburg Gate function as a unifying gate since it is structured largely at the center of these two countries. The White Tower at the Tower of London was built from the 11th to the 14thcentury. The White Tower at the Tower of London’s structure was strategically built for military purposes act as a fortress and a gateway to the capital. The height of the structure makes is easy to encompass the roll as a fortress. The structure of the Tower has a strong foundation
How does each work exhibit influence of the Greco-Roman period? Is the Influence specifically Greek, Etruscan, or Roman—or a combination?
The Brandenburg Gate is greatly influenced by Greek architecture. The Brandenburg Gate has columns and stature that were modeled after Acropolis in Athens. The Greek influence at the top of the gate displays Eirene, the goddess of peace. The White Tower at the Tower of London was influenced by Roman architecture. The strong foundation of the architecture was well-engineered and has a rounded Romanesque arch like the older Roman architecture. The White Tower was designed to display a form of classical architecture since is made to suit the king.
How would you compare the two selected works?
In both of the Brandenburg Gate and The White Tower was structured distinctly for their function. The Brandenburg Gate is architected in the center with a vast space and the alluring lights with peaceful Greek figures which are used to give it a great architectural landmark for peaceful celebratory meetings. The White Tower building constructed to have a strong foundation and displayed to have a castle like structure. Though both was used during war and as a military barrier, each architecture structure is unique. Since the Brandenburg Gate used the Greek columns the architecture has the display of a gate and vast array of open space between the columns. The White Tower design that was structurally from to protect the king and had more of a castle with Romanesque arch appeal to demonstrate power.

Ayyash, D. (2013). The Brandenburg Gates: Unity, division, and reinvented tradition in post-wall Berlin. Urban Studies and Planning. Retrieved March 19, 2021, from http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/81735