Architecture

Mesopotamian Architecture
The architecture of Mesopotamia is the ancient architecture of the region of the Tigris–Euphrates river system (also known as Mesopotamia), encompassing several distinctcultures and spanning a period from the 10th millennium BC, when the first permanent structures were built, to the 6th century BC. Among the Mesopotamian architectural accomplishments are thedevelopment of urban planning, the courtyard house, and ziggurats. No architectural profession existed in Mesopotamia; however, scribes drafted and managed construction for the government, nobility, or royalty.The Mesopotamians regarded 'the craft of building' as a divine gift taught to men by the gods as listed in me 28.
Egyptian architecture

Egyptian buildings stand out for their colossal size,being constructed almost entirely of stone. They used columns profusely. It’s a lintel-like architecture, with the predominance of straight lines above a curve.Two types of buildings stand out: templesand tombs.TemplesSpaces designated to the worship of a certain god. The priests watched after the statue. Its walls were decorated with embossing and paintings.Egyptian temples had various parts: *An avenue of sphinxes, fabulous images that had the body of a lion and the head of a human. * An interior patio, where they received the faithful * A room of columns, which the believers did not haveaccess to. It had the name “hypostyle” * The sanctuary or place with the statue of the god or goddess. Tombs | |
 Pharaohs as well as important people of the court were buried in thesetombs.There are three types:Pyramids
Are the largest funerary monuments in the world. Inside a pyramid there were different rooms, one of which was the death chamber where they deposited the dead mummy andits funerary dowry. The biggest and most well known of these were the Keops, Kefrén and Micerino Pharaohs, which were located in Giza. |
Mastabas
Are flat-roofed, rectangular pyramids. They...