I love architecture. I love watching documentaries about architecture, ancient structures and monuments. You know, stuff like the pyramids, huge churches, tombs, and all that. I could spend hours just watching how they were built and what people went through just to get them built.
But as I got to watch more and more of these documentaries, I began to see a pattern in many of these structures. A lot of them were built for the glorification of a person. It was basically for the vanity of one.
Whether it was an emperor competing to supersede his predecessor, or a bishop, proving a point or a rich nobleman intimidating his enemies, it all seemed like many of these structures had a purpose. That was to glorify a human desire.
That made me question, how many architectural wonders are made to fulfill a desire to help mankind and how many were made for a more carnal desire?
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