History of Architecture II

  • Talud tablero
    7000 BCE

    Talud tablero

    Architectural style used in mesoamerican cultures
  • Egyptian culture
    6000 BCE

    Egyptian culture

    From 6000 BCE to 30 bce, organized into 5 kingdoms
  • Limestone
    6000 BCE

    Limestone

    Material used in egyptian pyramids, for example sneferus bent pyramid
  • Mastaba
    5000 BCE

    Mastaba

    Tumbs before pyramids in Egyptian culture. Were made with mudbricks in necropolis (city of death)
  • Menes
    3150 BCE

    Menes

    First pharaoh in history
  • Obelisk
    2055 BCE

    Obelisk

    Egyptian culture
  • Mayas
    2000 BCE

    Mayas

    2000 BC - 250 AC Mesoamerican culture is recognized for their hieroglyphic scripts. Settled in Yucatan, Mexico
  • Olmecs
    1500 BCE

    Olmecs

    1500 s.C to 400 a.C
    Settle in Tabasco and Veracruz (Gulf of Mexico) influenced by Mayas and Aztecs
  • Hatshepsut
    1458 BCE

    Hatshepsut

    First female pharaoh, her father was Thutmose I.
    She was a big fan of architecture, and it is said that she made a trick to govern because it was not easy for woman.
  • Hypostyle hall
    1224 BCE

    Hypostyle hall

    Large rooms with columns, used in egyptian and greek culture
  • Ishtar Gate
    575 BCE

    Ishtar Gate

    Eight gate to the city of Babylon by order of King Nabuchadnezzar II. Made with glazed mudbricks and lapizlazuli
  • Pediment
    480 BCE

    Pediment

    Used during greek architecture in the roof of the constructions
  • Marbeled floor
    480 BCE

    Marbeled floor

    Most greek structures had marbeled floor
  • Entasis in columns
    480 BCE

    Entasis in columns

    Used in several greek columns to avoid that human eye misshapen the shape
  • Adobe covered with stucco
    300 BCE

    Adobe covered with stucco

    Most of Teotihuacan structures were made with adobe covered with stucco, for example, the Pyramid of the Sun
  • The Pantheon
    125 BCE

    The Pantheon

    Octasytle architecture
    built by Adriano
    "Temple of all gods"
    Round cela
  • Tufa stone
    120 BCE

    Tufa stone

    Used in temple of Portunus and other roman structures
  • Pyramid of the Sun
    100

    Pyramid of the Sun

    Teotihuacanos culture
    Height: 75 x 224 mts
    Year: 100 CE
  • Mnesicles
    437

    Mnesicles

    He was the architect of the Propylea in Athenas by orders of Pericles
  • Vault
    753

    Vault

    Continued arch in its longitudinal axis
  • Romulus and Remus
    753

    Romulus and Remus

    Founders of Rome
  • Quetzalcoatl
    957

    Quetzalcoatl

    Was of of the main gods of Teotihuacan culture and also appears in mayan culture
  • Toltecs
    1168

    Toltecs

    Mesoamerican cultura that settle in Tula, Hidalgo and lasted between (900-1168 CE)
  • Babylonians

    Came to be the most powerful city worldwide
  • Babylonians

    Babylonians

    Came to be the most powerfu city worldwide
  • Mudbricks

    Mudbricks

    Were used in egyptian structures a lot