Hi, everyone! So I'm now working on another comparison assignment. This time it's between Acropolis and Xianyang. I'll be going over three similarities between them. (By the way, I think I found the differences in the last assignment instead of the similarities!)

   The first similarity I found is with how history is held between the two. In Xianyang Palace, for instance, the history is held by the terra cotta statues that were left there to guard the palace. The view from above shows both line and contrast--line because of the arrangement of the vertical statues and the separation of the walls, and contrast because of the continuous pattern between the statues and walls. Then, at the temple of Apollo in Didyma, the building is left in ruins and this is how the history is kept. Even in ruins, one could see that form and rhythm are visible--form because shadows can be found when looking at the rectangular steps and cylindrical columns, and rhythm because of the repeated arrangement of the ruined columns and statues that were found there. Overall, both places have history within the ruins of their structures.
    The second comparison between the acropolis and xianyang are the details within what they created. With any of the temples and other buildings in Greece, a lot of details go into them; even their columns are specific to whomever is being worshiped at these temples. The three different types (doric, ionic, and corinthian) all show proportion and emphasis--proportion because each size represents specific characteristics about who's being worshiped, and emphasis because the lines of the columns lead up to the top and down to the bottom where the majority of the details lie. Next, there's the statues that were taken from the Xianyang Palace and put into exhibits for audiences to see. These statues have details all over them and were obviously meant to be seen as actual people with how they're portrayed. They show texture and harmony--texture because someone could physically feel the visible ridges on the statues, and harmony because of the way the statues' armor overlaps and progresses throughout the whole composition. All in all, both the acropolis and xianyang carry a lot of details in their creations.
   Finally, both the xianyang and acropolis tell specific stories and myths with their creations. With the Zianyang statues that were left in the palace, it was said that the "warriors" were put there by Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi to watch over the palace. Based on the arrangement of this "army," unity can be found with how the statues are set up (distance apart and the length of the rows). Then there's the Sacred Way in Delphi, Greece. This was known as the home to the Oracle, the being who was able to predict the future and is known throughout the mythological history of Greece. The plans for Delphi show shape and balance--shape because of how the buildings and structures had to be drawn, and balance because of the arrangement and distance between all of the structures/buildings. In conclusion, both the xianyang and acropolis had stories to go along with their creations.