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What inspired human beings to build places like this?
Because we can. Beauty is closer to God.
When you believe in the higher dignity of man, you want to house him in a fitting manner
God
classical education.
Class and vision
Faith in God
The divine.
Sense of greater being.
People that have a strong connection with both their own intellect and the underlying creative force that drives all things. You can feel the divine inspiration that went into structures like this.
Good taste and no urge for perpetual victimhood
The urge for beauty and perfection and the belief in God.
Divine intervention
A firm belief in God.
A belief that life was fulfilling and beautiful
A profound appreciation of the gift of life given us by a forgiving and loving God.
Fancying the finer things in life.
Class
At root, the rediscovery of the greek thinkers and philosophers, which led to a rebirth of reason, a grand view of human nature, and the desire to externalize that grandeur in the physical world.
A sense of style, grandeur, design, creativity and a source of inspiration for others.
Holy divinity at it’s finest.
A need for greatness and refinement.
A belief in something greater than themselves. An acknowledgement of a Supreme Creator.
cheap labor
Tremendous wealth inequality?
Slavery and wealth concentration.
Colonialism
Slavery and lack of rights, for the workforce.
Autocrats, typically, who lorded it over peasants who were never allowed into places like this.
A lack of basic, human priorities.
Lots of money and free time
Make believe and stories
Likely cheap (slave) labor and inefficient markets.
Modern societies should only be able to build such things when the needs of the common folk are met. If the people have enough art can flourish, otherwise it is just trading blood for beauty.
Horror movies
mental illness
Resident Evil 2
Ego
Pride. Ostentation.
Devil
Greed. Ambition. Power. Vanity. …
horniness