The Best Nightlife in Cusco: A Guide to the City's Party Scene

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Cusco, Peru is a city known for its rich history and culture, but it's also home to a lively party scene. From bustling bars to trendy clubs, Cusco offers a variety of options for those looking to experience the city's nightlife. Plaza de Armas: A Popular Spot for Nightlife One of the most popular areas for nightlife in Cusco is the Plaza de Armas. This main square in the historic city center is home to a range of bars and restaurants with outdoor seating, perfect for enjoying a drink or a bite to eat while people-watching and taking in the atmosphere. Many of these venues also offer live music, showcasing local talent and adding to the festive ambiance. Bars in Cusco: Relaxed Drinking in a Historic Setting For those looking for a more laid-back experience, Cusco has plenty of bars to choose from. These bars range from traditional to modern, and often offer unique atmospheres to enjoy a drink. Many of these bars are located in historic buildings, providing a unique backdrop to ...
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The Parthenon and the Pantheon

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Two of the most famous buildings in the world the Parthenon and the Pantheon, were constructed by the Greeks and the Romans the respectively. The Greek architecture influenced Roman’s designs and as such there are many similarities between the Parthenon in Athens, Greece and the Pantheon located in Rome Italy. This essay will not only seek to give the similarities and differences between these unmistakably beautiful edifices but also a brief history of both edifices and the influence of culture on the designs.

The Parthenon made for the goddess of Athena, began construction under the leadership of the Athenian politician, Perikles in 447 BC and was completed in 432 BC. This Greek temple is the enduring symbol of Athenian imperial power, Athenian democracy and western civilization (Silverman, 2013). The Roman temple of Pantheon was commissioned to be built for all the ancient Roman gods by Marcus Agrippa, after being destroyed it was rebuilt by Emperor Hadrian in about 126 AD. Today the Pantheon is one of the best-preserved Roman buildings (Wikipedia, 2013).

In terms of design the Parthenon is a Doric temple supported by ionic columns.  The temple has an entire rectangular floor made from marble with limestone base and an ionic frieze runs around the exterior walls. This magnificent temple reinforces the ideals that the Greek culture had, that are attention to detail and the fact that mathematics explained the harmony in the world. Evidence of these ideals is seen as the Parthenon present perfect proportions, intricate architectural elements even in the anthropomorphic statues that adorned it. In addition the fact that the Parthenon has no absolute straight lines gives character to the obvious geometric structure (Diffen contributors.Diffen LLC, 2013.).

Like the Parthenon, the front of the Pantheon has eight columns and a pediment which is characteristic of Greek temple designs. However, the Pantheon is a circular building supported by Corinthian columns which is not present in the Parthenon. The Pantheon has a concrete dome is 4535 metric tons and the temple is made from several other materials such as marble, granite and brick (Wikipedia, 2013). Although inspired by Greek designs the Pantheon is the first temple to use concrete in construction and this was evidence of the progressiveness of the Roman culture in the first millennium. In addition the Pantheon is more decorated than the Parthenon, it is stated that the highly decorated dome is 43 meters in diameter and 43 meters from the floor to the top of the dome (Diffen contributors.Diffen LLC, 2013.).

Both of these Parthenon and the Pantheon temples were constructed for worship, and were both uniquely design based on the culture of the period. The Greeks focused more on proportions and mathematics while the Romans became more innovative with the influence of Greek designs and used new materials such as concrete for construction. These structures have face the test times and have served to link present day to historic times, giving people a beautiful look into the past.

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1.       Diffen contributors.Diffen LLC, 2013.Web."Pantheon vs Parthenon". Retrieved from
http://www.diffen.com/difference/Pantheon_vs_Parthenon
2.       Silverman, D.(2013). Reed College, Humanities: The Parthenon  Retrieved from http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110Tech/Parthenon.html


3.       Wikipedia Online (2013). The Pantheon Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantheon,_Rome

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