Metopes
In classical Doric buildings a “metope” is the rectangular slab between two “triglyphs” on the epistyle (the lintel above the columns). Metopes were often decorated with painting or relief sculptures.
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Parthenon Metopes
Read more: Parthenon MetopesThe Parthenon metopes were visible on the exterior of the temple above the colonnade. They were sculpted in deep relief and surrounded the temple on all sides. Most Greek temples had few decorated metopes, but in the Parthenon all ninety-two…
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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 Athenian offerings to the Delphi oracle. The building was constructed entirely of Parian marble and had a Doric frieze…