Art & Architecture
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Aegina Island: Temple of Aphaia | Αίγινα: Ναός της Αφαίας
One of the most delightful Doric temples of Greece, the temple of Aphaia (Ναός τῆς Ἀφαίας) is located…
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Akrotiri Art | Η Τέχνη Ακρωτηρίου
Akrotiri Frescoes The wall-paintings of Akrotiri constitute the most significant collection of Cycladic art from the Late Bronze Age (c. 1627–1500 BC). Unlike the contemporary…
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Akrotiri Frescoes | Οι τοιχογραφίες του Ακρωτηρίου
Akrotiri Frescoes The wall-paintings of Akrotiri constitute the most significant collection of Cycladic art from the Late Bronze Age (c. 1627–1500 BC). Unlike the…
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Akrotiri: Architecture and Urban Design | Ακρωτήρι: Αρχιτεκτονική και Πολεοδομία
Bronze Age Akrotiri: Architecture and Urban Design | Αρχιτεκτονική και Αστικός Σχεδιασμός The urban planning of Akrotiri reveals a highly…
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Charioteer of Delphi
The “Charioteer of Delphi” (Greek: Ἡνίοχος, meaning the rein-holder; often transliterated as Heniokhos or Iniohos“) is one of…
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The Colors of the Parthenon
Rediscovering the Temple’s Colors The colors of the Parthenon have washed away over the past 2400 years, but…
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Erechtheion
While the Parthenon was the most imposing temple on the Acropolis, another building, the Erechtheion was built to…
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The Harvester Vase
A masterpiece of low relief sculpture The Harvester Vase is a rhyton from Bronze Age Crete, Greece, unearthed…
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Kore
Kore (κόρη = maiden. Plural: κόραι, korai) refers to statues depicting female figures, always of a young age,…
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Kouros
Κούρος (Kouros: youth. Plural: Κούροι, Kouroi) sculptures were abundantly produced in Ancient Greece during the Archaic era (700-480…
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The Kritios Boy Sculpture
The Kritios Boy (or Kritian Boy). Marble. 1.17 m (3 ft 10 in) tall. Believed to be the…
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Minoan Art
What has survived to our day from Minoan art provides insight into the culture that flourished in Crete…