Can you 'read' a building?
Thesis: It is possible to read a building because buildings have a story to tell, they tell who created them and in what time period and why.
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"By the time of Herodotus the Temple in Heliopolis was devoted to Ra. Probably the largest temple in the world, it was about 2/3 of a mile long, and 1/3 of a mile in width. The courtyard was made with polished black basalt stones, so polished that it reflected the stars above and made it look as if one were walking amidst the stars." (Poe, Michael)
Poe, Michael. "Appendix II: Two Approaches to an Egyptian Pantheon." Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. Web. 04 June 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20020811022134/http://www.hist.unt.edu/ane-06.htm
"On the way from Phalerum to Athens there is a temple of Hera with neither doors nor roof. Men say that Mardonius, son of Gobryas, burnt it. But the image there to-day is, as report goes, the work of Alcamenes" (Pausanius).
Pausanius. "Ancient History Sourcebook: Pausanias: Description of Greece, Book I: Attica."FORDHAM.EDU. Web. 04 June 2010. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/pausanias-bk1.html
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