the architecture of the old bloomington courthouse and the parthenon
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The Architecture of
The Old Bloomington Courthouse
and The Parthenon
Sophia Sutter 8B
History of The Old Bloomington Courthouse
The 3rd courthouse was built in 1868 by the architect Cochrane and the French designer Piquenard. On June 19,1900, there was a great fire of Bloomington most of the buildings went down in flames but the courthouse was only partially damaged.
On June 20,1900 the County appointed a special committee to rebuild the Courthouse. Reeves and Baile were appointed to the special committee and also built the current
Bloomington High School in 1895. Reeves and Baile rebuilt the courthouse by replacing most of the building but also fixing it up. They finished the 4th courthouse in 1903 and
is still remaining today.
History of The ParthenonThe Parthenon was built in 448 B.C. by the architects Iktinos and Callicrates. They
were the two main architects of the Athenian Acropolis. There also was the designer Pericles who was the leader of all the buildings on the Acropolis.
When the Athenians were still building the Parthenon the Persians burned the temple. Sadly only half of the temple still stands even after the Persians and all of
this time sitting on the Athenian Acropolis after 2461 years.
Similarities
Both have columnsLeft is the Right is Corinthian the Doric Columns. Columns.
Handcrafted by their own city workers and
stone makers. The stone was made by
hand and every detail.
Both have pediments above columns. A
pediment is the stone artwork and figures carved in the stone.
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Similarities
Both buildings are a large part of their cities history. The courthouse was a main piece of the judicial system and it is
now a museum to remind us of
Bloomington’s history. The Parthenon still draws thousands of tourists each year to celebrate it’s place in
Greek culture.
Classical design
The courthouse was the center of democracy and the judiciary system while
the Greeks used the Parthenon as a center of religion making both of
these buildings very important to their people
and cities.
The third courthouse had a fire in 1868 and the
fourth courthouse was rebuilt as part of it while
the Persians attempted to burn down the Parthenon.
Represents power and democracy because a courthouse is used “by the people” and that defines democracy.
Also democracy was invented and used in ancient Greek society.
Differences
The courthouse was built in 1903 A.D. by Reeves and
Baile in Bloomington, Illinois in the United Stated of America making it only
110 years old. The Parthenon was built in 448 B.C. in Athens, Greece by
Iktinos and Callicrates making it 2461 years old.
The courthouse uses Neo-Classical architecture that was popular circa 1750 A.D. -1850
A.D. with Corinthian Order Columns. It uses acanthus leaves
to decorate the capital of the column.
Differences
The Parthenon uses Greek architecture that was used circa 1500 B.C. – 350 B.C. with Doric Order Columns. These columns are made up of 2 basic pieces. It is the oldest of the three types of
Order Columns.
DifferencesThe Parthenon just
represented democracy. It did not practice
democracy. The main purpose was to practice
religion. While the Courthouse actually
practiced the working democratic system. The courthouse
stood for Justice and all
she represented
while the Parthenon honored Athena,
goddess of war and wisdom.
SummaryThis has shown the differences and similarities of 2 buildings that have
nothing to do with each other, were built on two different continents, were built in two different millennia, and two different cultures. One building that was built in 448 B.C. and is so similar to a building that was built in
1903. Both buildings are still standing today after getting partially burned to the ground and still be standing in 2013. This knowledge can lead to
building new buildings with the same influence. These influences help to keep history alive. Here I have shown the people how exciting architecture is and the history of these two very interesting and beautiful building can be sustained after all these years siting in the center of these two amazing
and historic cities.
Sources• “The Old Mclean County Courthouse” by Greg Koos
• Bloomington Courthouse Museum: archivist, George• Wikipedia • Google images.
The Old
Blooming
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Courthou
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By: Greg
Koos