Arts and Architecture B+ (Emily Friesl)

Arts and Architecture B+ (Emily Friesl)

The People of Great Zimbabwe didn't make as much art as you would think but their architecture was very striking.The ruins of Great Zimbabwe are classified into three architectural groups: The Hill Complex, The Valley Complex, and the Great Enclosure. The Great Enclosure is the most significant of the three. This Great Enclosure has walls as high at 36ft extending approximately 820ft. It is made entirely of stone. They construct these walls with large pieces of granite cut from rocks. They are held together with no mortar and it is outstanding the way they look and are made. This is the largest ancient structure South of the Sahara Desert.There are about 1800 people living inside, outside, and around the Great Enclosure. All of the ruins are also made entirely of stone. Along side of the Architecture in Great Zimbabwe there is a little bit of art.
 The founders of Great Zimbabwe created art such as pottery shards, ivory pieces, gold beads, bracelets and pendents. These pieces of art are developed by artists such as stone sculptures, wood carvers, landscape/wildlife painters, and photographers. Stone art is the most famous work in Great Zimbabwe. They created 8 soap stone birds out of soap stone. These were made just by carving into the stone. The art did imply human advancement because of the skill it took to carve and construct these birds. I gave the art and architecture of Great Zimbabwe a B+ because though they were creative and and an impressive way of architecture there was not that much art. But the things they accomplished did emphasize human advancement. It took a lot for the work they did.