Overview
Google Street View / Google Earth can take us to some of the art and architecture we have discussed in class. Find several locations. Wander around, explore, and report back. In a cohesive academic essay, write about your experience. Please respond with 400. words. a p a style .Write for a general reader. Give some background information on each location, but more importantly, describe what you see through Google Street View. What are the benefits and limitations of this experience? Go to Google Maps’ Street View of three (3) of the following locations:
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Go to Google Maps’ Street View of three (3) of the following locations:
Hagar Qim, Malta Skara Brae Prehistoric Village, UK Newgrange, Ireland Stonehenge, Salisbury, England Babylon (Ishtar Gate), Iraq Saqqara Necropolis (Step Pyramid), Egypt Giza Necropolis (Pyramids, Sphinx), Egypt Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Egypt Temple of Karnak, Luxor, Egypt Abu Simbel Temples, Egypt Minoan Palace of Knossos, Crete, Greece Akrotiri, Greece Mycenae (Lion Gate, Treasury of Atreus), Greece Tiryns, Peloponnese, Greece Tholos Tomb of Tiryns, Greece Archaeological Park of Paestum (Temple of Hera), Italy Delphi, Greece Temple of Aphaia, Aegina, Greece Acropolis, Athens, Greece Ancient Agora of Athens, Greece Ancient Theatre of the Asklepieion at Epidaurus, Greece Necropolis of Tarquinia, Italy Necropolis Banditaccia, Italy Archeological Areas of Pompei, Pompei, Italy Maison Carrée, France Pont du Gard, France Aqueduct of Segovia, Spain Colosseum, Rome, Italy Trajan Forum, Rome, Italy Pantheon, Rome, Italy Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, Italy Petra (The Treasury), Wadi Musa, Jordan Diocletian's Palace, Split, Croatia Aula Palatina, Trier, Germany Santa Sabina, Rome, Italy Santa Costanza, Rome, taly Galla Placidia Mausoleum, Ravenna, taly Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy Catacombs of Priscilla: Rome, Italy Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey San Vitale, Via San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna, Italy Saint Mark's Basilica, Venice, Italy Cathedral of Monreale, Italy Old City of Jerusalem Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Israel Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, Spain The Omayad Mosque, Damascus, Syria Great Mosque of Kairouan, Tunisia Jameh Mosque of Isfahan, Iran Selimiye Mosque, Edirne, Turkey Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India Urnes Stave Church, Norway San Juan de Baños, Spain Aachen Cathedral, Germany Schloss/Kloster Corvey, Germany St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim Church of Saint-Étienne, Vignory, France Basilique Saint-Sernin de Toulouse, France L'Abbaye St-Pierre, Moissac, France Abbey of Saint-Savin, France Cattedrale di Pisa, Italy The Baptistery of St. John, Florence, Italy Durham Cathedral, England Notre Dame, Paris, France Basilica Cathedral of Saint Denis, France Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France Amiens Cathedral, France Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France Salisbury Cathedral, England Westminster Abbey, England Cologne Cathedral, Germany Duomo di Orvieto, Orvieto, Italy Scrovegni Chapel, Padua, Italy Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy Doge's Palace, Venice Italy