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__Ancient Greek Architecture__

The Temple of Hephaestus and The Lincoln Memorial

The buildings that I am going to be comparing are The Lincoln Memorial and The Temple of Hephaestus. Though both buildings are different they both have a few similarities, such as, they are both derived from Greek architecture. I chose The Lincoln Memorial because I have seen it in person and have had a first hand experience of it. After deciding The Lincoln Memorial I had trouble in finding another building to compare it with, then I fell upon The Temple of Hephaestus. I like The Temple of Hephaestus because it greatly resembled The Lincoln Memorial and I liked its features. There isn't much to say about the Temple of Hephaestus. It is the best preserved ancient Greek temple and is located in northern part of Athens, Greece. The reason of why it was made was because when Pericles went into power he ordered it to be built because was meant to embody the richest evidence of Athenian history. He also built it because he had envisioned a grand plan about making Athens the center of Greek power and culture. Also, it was created to worship the god Hephaestus. Hepaestus was kind of like the blacksmith of gods. Construction started around in 449 B.C but the temple was not completed until about 415 B.C. The Lincoln Memorial was built to honor the 16th president of the United States of America. It was built and founded in 1922 and is located in Washington D.C. The Lincoln Memorial has been the site of many speeches, including Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" speech. The Lincoln Memorial is more popular than the Temple of Hephaestus, although it is much older. I think both buildings are really intriguing and very similar; Such as, they both have doric colums and are influenced by Greek architecture.

Comparison Table


 * Buildings being compared || Temple of Hephaestus || Lincoln Memorial ||
 * Location || Greece || Washington D.C ||
 * Years Built || 449 - 415 B.C || 1914 - 1918 ||
 * Types of columns || Doric || Doric ||
 * Materials used to build || Marble || The building was made of limestone and marble. Lincoln himself was made of marble. ||
 * Purpose for building || It was built for the greeks to worship Hephaestus || Dedicated to Abraham Lincoln ||