Aspects of Outdoor Statues in Archaic Greece

Aspects of Outdoor Statues in Archaic Greece The primitive Greeks built the first freestanding statuary, an awesome achievement as most sculptures up until then had been reliefs cut into walls and pillars. Most of the freestanding statues were of youthful, winsome male or female (kore) Greeks and are called kouros figures. Symbolizing beauty to the Greeks, the kouroi were created to appear stiff and typically had foot forward; the males were vigorous, sturdy, and naked. In around 650 BC, the differences of the kouroi became life-sized. The Archaic period was an incredible point of change for the Greeks as they grew into new modes of government, formed novel expressions of art, and achieved information of the people and cultures outside of Greece. During this time and other times of historical tumultuousness, encounters often took place, among them battles fought between city-states such as the Arcadian wars and the Spartan invasion of Samos.

The Effect of the Norman Conquest on Anglo-Saxon Garden Design

The Effect of the Norman Conquest on Anglo-Saxon Garden Design Anglo-Saxons encountered incredible modifications to their day-to-day lives in the latter half of the eleventh century due to the accession of the Normans. The ability of the Normans surpassed the Anglo-Saxons' in architecture and agriculture at the time of the conquest. Effect Norman Conquest Anglo-Saxon Garden Design 808606565868384.jpg

Effect Norman Conquest Anglo-Saxon Garden Design 808606565868384.jpg

But before centering on home-life or having the occasion to consider domestic architecture or decoration, the Normans had to subjugate an entire population. Most often built upon windy peaks, castles were basic constructs that allowed their occupants to devote time and space to offensive and defensive programs, while monasteries were rambling stone buildings commonly installed in only the most fecund, broad valleys. Peaceful activities such as gardening were out of place in these destitute citadels. Berkeley Castle, potentially the most uncorrupted model of the early Anglo-Norman style of architecture, still exists in the present day. The keep is said to date from the time of William the Conqueror. An enormous terrace encompasses the building, serving as an obstacle to attackers trying to dig under the castle walls. One of these terraces, a charming bowling green, is covered grass and flanked by an ancient yew hedge cut into the form of crude battlements.