What is a frieze? History of Art
Parthenon frieze (Athens, Greece, 440s BC): What is a frieze? Definition of a frieze A frieze (pronounced FREEZE) is a long narrow band of sculpture that runs along the architrave [...]
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Iron Age Architecture in Africa
Iron Age architecture in Africa: Palace at Meroe, ca. 900 BC (thanks to Royal Ontario Museum) Rich enough to build in stone During the Bronze Age, only Egypt was rich enough to build [...]
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Egyptian Architecture
Egyptian architecture: the pyramids at Giza, in Egypt, about 2500 BC People tend to think that Egyptian building styles stayed the same for the whole period of Ancient Egypt, from [...]
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African Architecture
African architecture: the pyramids at Giza, in Egypt, about 2500 BC First African buildings Africa was probably the place where people first built any kind of building, because people lived [...]
