Meeting 3 BIT Arsitektur

The Highest Building In The World

Reading Read these texts about three cable-stayed bridges. Are sentences 1-5 true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false
sentences.

The Sutong Yangtze River Bridge in
China has a main span of 1,088 m.
There are also side spans, making
the total bridge length 8,206 m. The
two highest towers in the bridge are
306 m high. The bridge opened in
May 2008.
The Rion-Antirion Bridge is in
Greece. Completed in August 2004,
the bridge is 2,880 m long and 28 m
wide. The cable-stayed deck is 2,252
m long. It has four towers, each 220
m high.
The Tatara Bridge in Japan has a
total length of 1,480 m, with a main
span of 890 m. The deck width is
30.6 m and the towers are 220 m
high. The Tatara Bridge was
completed in May 1999.

1. The longest bridge is the Sutong Yangtze River Bridge. (T/F)

2. The oldest bridge is the Tatara Bridge. (T/F)
3. The Tatara Bridge is longer than the Rion-Antirion Bridge. (T/F)
4. The Rion-Antirion Bridge has the highest towers. (T/F)
5. The Sutong Yangtze River Bridge has the shortest main span. (T/F)
Language
Comparative and superlative adjectives
We use comparative adjectives to compare two people or things. We The Rion-Antirion Bridge is longer than the Tatara Bridge.
use superlative adjectives to describe one in a group of three or more The oldest bridge is the Tatara Bridge.
people or things. long * longer than > the longest
old ■ older than -* the oldest
high higher than — the highest
short > shorter than > the shortest
new * newer than * the newest
Complete these sentences. There is more than one correct answer.

1. The Tatara Bridge is ______________ than the Sutong Yangtze River Bridge.
2. The Sutong Yangtze River Bridge is ____________than the Rion-Antirion Bridge.
3. The Rion-Antirion Bridge is ________________than the Tatara Bridge and _______________than the Sutong
Yangtze River Bridge.
4. The Sutong Yangtze River Bridge is the ___________________.
5. The Tatara Bridge is the ___________________.

Work in pairs. Make comparisons about the bridges in this table.

Completed Length Type Height (above water)
Firth of Forth Bridge, Scotland 1890 8,296 feet cantilever 151 feet
Golden Gate Bridge, USA 1937 8,981 feet suspension 220 feet
Flowrah Bridge, India 1943 705 m cantilever/suspension 8.8 m
1 m = 3.28 feet
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Taipei 101 in Taipei, Petronas Towers in Sears Tower in Jin Mao Building in Empire State Building
Taiwan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Chicago, USA Shanghai, China in New York, USA
Completed in 2004 Completed in 1998 Completed in 1974 Completed in 1999 Completed in 1931 Height:
Height: 509 m Height: 452 m Height: 442 m Height: 421 m 381 m

Taipei 101 in Taiwan is ………………………… (tall) building in the world. It is also …………………………… (recent)

constructions. It is ……………..….. (high) than both the Petronas Towers and the Sears Tower in Chicago. The

Petronas Towers are only slightly ……………………….. (tall) than the Sears Tower. The Commerzbank Zentrale in

Frankfurt measuring 259 m is ……………………… (high) building in Germany. However, it is ……………….…… (low)

than all the building mentioned above. The Empire State Building in New York is by far …….……………….. (ancient)

skyscraper. It is not ………………………………… (tall) the Jin Mao Building in Shanghai, but it is a lot ………………………….

(old).

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Introduction:

The Colosseum and the Parthenon are basically the greatest and ancient architectural creations of humanity. In order to understand
them better, it is necessary to compare and constrast these two buildings. The first one is the Colosseum. The Romans by 80 CE built
the Colosseum, which represented the power of the Roman Empire back then and now. The emperor Vespasian started its
construction and Titus completed the amphitheater. It is actually the largest ampitheater in Rome. The Colosseum was built originally
as an ampitheater but was also used as a place for the combats of gladiators. Fifty thousand spectators could find a place in the
Colosseum during a play or a gladiator combat.

Body:

The Parthenon was built in the 5th century BC and it was Pericles, a famous Athenian politician, who carried out the idea of building
this temple. Sculptur Phidias converted this idea into reality. This temple of Athena is considered to be the most magnificent
achievement of Greek Art as it is an immortal monument to the supreme quality of Greek architecture. The metopes on it are the
creations of the Severe Style of ancient Greece. Both, the Colosseum and the Parthenon are stone-symbols of their culture. So if the
Colosseum is the “house of Rome”, the Parthenon is the “hall of Greece”.

The Colosseum was built to manifest “growth of morality” throughout theater and art, and the Parthenon throughout democracy and
politics. The phrase “Quandiu stabit coliseus, stabit et Roma” which means: “As long as the Colosseum stands, so shall Rome” is known
all over the world and is the best one to reflect the message of the ampitheater. It was built in the “blossom” of the Roman Empire
and is also the symbol of its future glory. The Parthenon is a temple with Athena’s image inside. It is an altar to Greek god who made
Greece a strong and powerful place. The beautiful ancient Greece, with its faith in gods makes the Parthenon the symbol of ancient
majesty. The sizes of both of architectural creations prove their designation. The Colosseum is 510 feet wide, 615 feet long and 157
feet high and the Parthenon is 228 feet long and 101.4 feet high. The Colosseum also became one of the greatest symbols for humanity
– the symbol of unity, as almost all modern stadiums have the same shape. The Colosseum is indeed a unity-symbol as back in 80 CE
both, the upper and lower class men and women could enter it to become spectators. Both of the ancient creations have elements of
the sculpture style of that time.

Conclusion:

The stone of both buidings is stiff and the color is light, which makes a breathtaking impression. To conclude, both buildings reflect
two greatest world’s ancient cultures – the Roman and the Greek cultures. The Colosseum was made for everybody and the Parthenon
was made for chosen people. The Parthenon has naturalistic elements, while the Colosseum is rather reserved and blocky. They both
have similar aspects, but basically they serve for completely different purposes, which makes them absolutely different ancient Greek
and Roman architecture creations.