Facts about Architecture

In the following I'll place facts about anything to do with Archicture. Obviously the choice of these facts will be strongly coloured by my own taste! But you can always e-mail me if you have a fact that should be placed on this page!

Fact I: Wallhouse 2
You all have seen the picture at the mainpage,
the Wallhouse from John Hejduk
Marijke Martin, teaching at the RUG, gave us an excursion to this house. She's a member of a project, that tries to let someone actually live in the house. The aim is that a very promising student will occupy the place, a student that has something to do with Art or Architecture.

View more beautiful pictures from the interior and exterior

Fact II: Tikal
The meaning of 'acropolis'. I bet you all heard once of the Acropolis in Greece. But this time I want to mention the four 'acropolises' in Tikal, a 'dead' city. I never have thought about the meaning of the word 'acropolis', I took it for granted, maybe it was the name of a God, or a mythical figure. Anyhow, today I were confronted with this word again when scrolling through this
Site about the TikalPark
The four 'acropolises' in Tikal' are a massive construction of ceremonial buildings on a large scale, which were very important sectors of the city, as they were the seat of the administrative and political power as well as the place reserved for the rulers’ burials. There are four acropolises in Tikal: The North Acropolis, The Central Acropolis, The South Acropolis and the East Acropolis.
Please CLick here for More about these four Acropolises
And as a to give you an impression of one 'acropolis', here a photograph

Visit my page Games&More to read about the 'boardgame Tikal'




Facts Facts about Architecture Menu Art Facts Return to Facts Contact Credits Design by Quixotic Pixels using some brushes by Tere Art and a photograph from Pix Pics.	Earth Give me Earth Facts about Architecture Monday 7th of March In the following I'll place facts about anything to do with Archicture. Obviously the choice of these facts will be strongly coloured by my own taste! But you can always e-mail me if you have a fact that should be placed on this page! Fact I: Wallhouse 2 You all have seen the picture at the mainpage, the Wallhouse from John Hejduk Marijke Martin, teaching at the RUG, gave us an excursion to this house. She's a member of a project, that tries to let someone actually live in the house. The aim is that a very promising student will occupy the place, a student that has something to do with Art or Architecture. View more beautiful pictures from the interior and exterior Fact II: Tikal The meaning of 'acropolis'. I bet you all heard once of the Acropolis in Greece. But this time I want to mention the four 'acropolises' in Tikal, a 'dead' city. I never have thought about the meaning of the word 'acropolis', I took it for granted, maybe it was the name of a God, or a mythical figure. Anyhow, today I were confronted with this word again when scrolling through this Site about the TikalPark The four 'acropolises' in Tikal' are a massive construction of ceremonial buildings on a large scale, which were very important sectors of the city, as they were the seat of the administrative and political power as well as the place reserved for the rulers’ burials. There are four acropolises in Tikal: The North Acropolis, The Central Acropolis, The South Acropolis and the East Acropolis. Please CLick here for More about these four Acropolises And as a to give you an impression of one 'acropolis', here a photograph Visit my page Games&More to read about the 'boardgame Tikal'