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Acropolis 04 The Propylaea
The Acropolis of Athens, Greece The Propylaea. The monumental gateway of the Acropolis was designed by the architect Mnesikles and constructed in 437-432 B.C. It comprises a central building and two lateral wings. The colonnades along the west and east sides had a row of Doric columns while two rows of Ionic columns divided the central corridor into three parts. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ Copyright 2007 Jordan Kevrekidis
- Date: 2007
- Photographer: Kevrekidis: gallery
- Location: Athens, Greece: gallery
- Tags: buildings history parthenon greek acropolis
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Acropolis 03 The Caryatids
The Acropolis of Athens, Greece The Caryatids. Statues of young women clad in peplos. They supported the roof of the south porch of the Erechtheion (420 B.C.), and probably were the work of Alkamenes, a student of the great sculptor Pheidias. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ Copyright 2007 Jordan Kevrekidis
- Date: 2007
- Photographer: Kevrekidis: gallery
- Location: Athens, Greece: gallery
- Tags: history acropolis erechtheion
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Acropolis 02 Erechtheion
The Acropolis of Athens, Greece The Erechtheion was built in 420 B.C. in the Ionic order. It has a prostasis on the east side, a monumental propylon on the north, and the famous porch of the Caryatids on the south. The main temple was divided into two sections, dedicated to the worship of the two principal gods of Attica, Athena and Poseidon - Erechtheus. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ Copyright 2007 Jordan Kevrekidis
- Date: 2007
- Photographer: Kevrekidis: gallery
- Location: Athens, Greece: gallery
- Tags: history acropolis erechtheion
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Acropolis 01 Parthenon
The Acropolis of Athens, Greece The Parthenon is the most important and characteristic monument of the ancient Greek civilization and still remains its international symbol. It was dedicated to Athena Parthenos, the patron goddess of Athens. It was built between 447 and 438 B.C. The construction of the monument was initiated by Perikles; the supervisor of the whole work was Pheidias, the famous Athenian sculptor, while Iktinos and Kallikrates were the architects of the building. The temple is built in the Doric order and almost exclusively of Pentelic marble. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ Copyright 2007 Jordan Kevrekidis
- Date: 2007
- Photographer: Kevrekidis: gallery
- Location: Athens, Greece: gallery
- Tags: history parthenon acropolis
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