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Ancient Greece: Φώς & Λέξη

Media: Temples

Photos of Greek Temples

This is a collection of images of Ancient Greek temples and related items, as they were photographed in archaeological sites.

Some Fragments of the Temple destroyed by Xeres, built into the Acropolis Walls

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A restored plan of the Erechtheum with the Court and Garden of the Arrephori

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Section of the Erechtheum looking South.

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Section of the Erechtheum looking north.

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Elevation of West Wall, Erechtheum.

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Plan of the Western Portion of the Erechtheum.

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Temple of Jupiter Olympius. Plan showing excavations

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Temple of Zeus Olympus: Plan, Elevation and Section of Capital, and Elevation of Base. With rendered drawing. Corinthian Order.

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Temple of Zeus at Olympian in Athens: Entasis of Columns. Corinthian order measurements.

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Exaggerated Sections of the Curratures of the Temple of Theseus (now known as Temple of Hephaestus) in the Agora of Athens.

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Temple of Theseus elevation and plan.

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Plans and Elevations from the Acropolis of Athens swowing sections of the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, Doric column, and a plan of the ancient Temple S.W. of Erechtheum.

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Propylaea Doric column "Entasis from Middle Column, North Wing.

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Propylaea. Ionic Base and Capital, with Plan and Section.

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Propylaea: elevation and section showing the small cornice, ionic architrave, beams, coffers and in the interior of the w. portico, also plan of the same and profiles.

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String Course Over Panathenaic Friese.

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Miscellaneous Details of the Parthenon.

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Sections of Mouldings from the Theseum (Temple of Hephaestus), the Parthenon, the Propylaea, the Erechtheion, and the Monument of Lysicrates.

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Sections of Mouldings from the Parthenon.

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The Parthenon: Sections of Mouldings and tables of measurements of capital of theh Parthenon and the Propylaea

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Plan of Upper bed of Cornice, West Front.

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Various Isometrical Views showing the construction of the Roof at the S. Wangle of the Temple, Parthenon.

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Parthenon: section of Posticum

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Parthenon: Plan of Celling of Posticum

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The Entasis of Columns from the Pantheon and the Erechtheion.

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Various Sections of the Curvature of the Pavement, and Projection of the abacus of each angle Column on the Upper step.

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Parthenon: Levelling of the Architrave, N side.

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West End. Parthenon. Measurements of the Curvature of the Pavement and of the Architrave.

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East End, Parthenon. Measurements of the Curvature of the Upper step, and of the Architrave.

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Traces of Doorways between Naos and Opisthodomus of the Parthenon.

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West End, Parthenon: Elevation of Basement and lower drums of Columns.

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East Front, Parthenon. Southern half Measurements

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East Front, Parthenon: Northern half Measurements

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Measurements of the Abacus and Soffit of Architrave over each Column. Showing also the cracks and other displacements now cristing in the lower bed of the Architrave.

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Parthenon arrangement of the Ceiling. Plate 5, chapter II, sect. 1 by Francis Penrose, 1888.

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Ground Plan of the Parthenon. Francis Penrose, 1888.

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Ground Plan of the Actual State of the Parthenon.

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Color reproduction of the Parthenon Metopes.

Parthenon Metopes – Color

Reconstruction of Parthenon metope. South XXVII, showing how it might have looked in ancient times, when temples were vividly colored.

Parthenon Metopes – Color Compare

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