Tag: Architecture
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Akrotiri: Architecture and Urban Design | Ακρωτήρι: Αρχιτεκτονική και Πολεοδομία
Read more: Akrotiri: Architecture and Urban Design | Ακρωτήρι: Αρχιτεκτονική και ΠολεοδομίαBronze Age Akrotiri: Architecture and Urban Design The urban planning of Akrotiri reveals a highly organized and affluent society characterized by a dense…
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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,…
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Temple of Apollo at Delphi
Read more: Temple of Apollo at DelphiCentral among the number of imposing ruins that are interspersed on the southern slopes of Parnassos mountain is the temple of…
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Temple of Hephaestus
Read more: Temple of HephaestusἩφαιστεῖον. Also transliterated as: Hephaisteion, Hephaesteion The temple of Hephestus (or Thesion) crowns a low hill in the Northwest end of…
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Temple of Poseidon at Sounion
Read more: Temple of Poseidon at SounionArchaeological evidence indicates that Sounion was a sacred area as far back as the Bronze Age, but the temple visible in our day…
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Treasury of the Athenians
Read more: Treasury of the AtheniansThe Athenian Treasury was a votive building in the form of a reduced scale temple, designed to hold the multitude of…