Category: Art & Architecture
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Moschoforos (The Calf Bearer)
Read more: Moschoforos (The Calf Bearer)Moschoforos, or The Calf Bearer. Marble, 1.64 m tall, c. 560 BCE. Atributed to the sculptor Phaidimos. The statue was dedicated…
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The Old Temple on the Acropolis
Read more: The Old Temple on the AcropolisBetween the Parthenon and the Erechtheion a careful observer can make out the foundations of an old temple dating to the…
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The Parthenon | Ο Παρθενώνας
Read more: The Parthenon | Ο ΠαρθενώναςΟ Παρθενώνας (Parthenon), is an Ancient Greek temple in the Acropolis of Athens, dedicated to Athena Pallas or Parthenos (virgin). It…
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The Parthenon Frieze
Read more: The Parthenon FriezeParthenon Frieze Slideshow The Parthenon frieze is a continuous 1 meter high, 160 meters long, and 6 centimeters deep band of…
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Parthenon Metopes
Read more: Parthenon MetopesPhotographs of the Parthenon metopes from the Acropolis, and the British museums. The Parthenon metopes were visible on the exterior of…
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The Parthenon Pediments
Read more: The Parthenon PedimentsThe Parthenon pediments were lavishly adorned with sculptures that filled their triangular shapes in both the east and west facades. The…
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Propylaea
Read more: PropylaeaThe Προπύλαια (Propylaea, Propylaia) were built as a monumental entrance to the Acropolis rock. It is an imposing building that surrounds…
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Rhamnous: Temple of Nemesis
Read more: Rhamnous: Temple of NemesisThe temple of Nemesis in Rhamnous was renown even before the fortified settlement acquired importance in the 5th c. BCE. Nemesis…
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The Sculptures of the Parthenon
Read more: The Sculptures of the ParthenonThe Parthenon’s exterior was adorned with an abundance of sculptures. Above, and on the outer side of the colonnade we find…
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Ship Procession Fresco
Read more: Ship Procession FrescoThe fresco was found its the Upper floor, south wall frieze, of West House in ancient Akrotiri (Thera, Santorini (which was…
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Siphnian Treasury
Read more: Siphnian TreasuryThe Siphnian treasury was dedicated at Delphi around 525 BCE by the inhabitants of Siphnos island which is located in the…
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Sounion: Temple of Athena
Read more: Sounion: Temple of AthenaThe sanctuary of Athena Sounias (nominative singular case: Αθηνά Σουνιάς; genitive singular case: Ναός της Αθηνάς Σουνιάδος; Often transliterated as: Sounia,…