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Bryana Morton Ms.Darrough World Dynamics 1 October 20, 2010 **How history is interpreted into modern day.** How you ever been sitting in history class and wondered how history was even interpreted into our modern day? Well there are many examples, but the one I have chosen to share with you is the similarities between the column sculpting in a major building built in Ancient Greece and one built in modern times.

First, I chose the Ionic column to research. The Ionic column's dimensions are usually eight to nine meters high. The tops of the columns were usually carved to resemble hair, waves, or lines. While, the bottom is usually sculptures of different figures. The Ionic column is very elegant, and found mainly in the eastern part of Greece. It originated in the mid-6th BC in Ionia.

Now, I'll tell you about the two buildings I chose. The Ancient Greek building I chose was The Temple of Athena. It is the earliest Ionic building in Acropolis. It also has four columns at each end. It was demolished in 480 BC and completely rebuilt in 420 BC. This temple was built right on top of the remains of the former one that was destroyed by Persians. The temple is made out of pentelic marble, and is about 23 feet high, 27 feet long, and 18 feet wide. The columns are 13 feet high also.

The modern building I have chosen to research is the infamous Capitol Building. The US Capitol building is among the most symbolically important and architectural impressive buildings in the nation. The dome on the inside of the building rises 175 feet. Many offices are housed inside of this magnificent building. The columns used on the Capitol Building are also Ionic. The Capitol building covers a ground area of 175,170 square foot or about four acres. It is also made up of five different levels.

These are many new and interesting things that I have learned and discovered about the two structures. Much of the information I would not have known, and wouldn't have cared to know. You should really try to read up on new things and find out what influenced them to be that way. So next time you teacher tells you to pull out your text books, don't groan just pull it out and wait to learn something I can guarantee you didn't know before. So do you care about your history now?