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THEATRE AND TEMPLE OF APOLLO

Sanctuary of Apollo Delphi 3rd century B.C. and 4th century B.C. The theatre is cut into the slope above the temple and overlooks the valley and the mountains beyond. The six temple columns were reconstructed....

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PROPYLAEA

Designed by Mnesicles Acropolis, Athens 437-432 B.C. The eastern inner facade and porch of the propylaea. We are looking back toward Athens. A portion of the entablature and a small piece of the pediment survive. Notice that the metopes are unsculptured....

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FRIEZE

Parthenon, west facade Acropolis, Athens 442-438 B.C. Inside the outer colonnade, at the top of the outside wall of the cella, is the great frieze, a unique sculptural procession 525 feet long which is a homage to the goddess Athena and a celebration in her name. This is the first Doric frieze to go around a building. Previously such friezes were ...

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Detail, IONIC COLUMN BASE

Mnesicles (?) Erechtheum Acropolis, Athens 421-405 B.C. Decoration throughout the Erechtheum is elaborate and formal. The carving is on a very high level. These are excellent examples of the bases of Ionic columns....

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THEATRE

by Polyclitus the Younger Epidaurus c. 350 B.C. The best preserved Greek theatre is at Epidaurus....

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CORINTHIAN COLUMNS: Temple of Olympian Zeus Athens 170 B.C.

The Corinthian column is similar to the Ionic column in its shaft and base. Only the capital differs, with its distinctive acanthus leaf, foliage, or flower carvings....

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STADIUM

Sanctuary of Apollo Delphi c. 180 B.C. The stadium is higher up on the slopes above the sacred precinct. Built in Roman times, the site was used by the Greeks for games....

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TEMPLE OF ATHENA NIKE

Designed by Callicrates Acropolis, Athens c. 425 B.C. The temple of Athena Nike, the goddess of victory, is built on a small ledge outside the sacred precinct. Designed by Callicrates, it has Ionic porticos of four columns on the front and back of the cella. The entire building is surrounded with a frieze. You will note that the front columns are ...

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FRIEZE

Parthenon, west facade Acropolis, Athens 442-438 B.C. The frieze is in low relief, about one and one half inches deep and three feet four inches high....

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SOUTH PORCH

Erechtheum Mnesicles (?) Acropolis, Athens c. 413 B.C. The famous maidens or Caryatids support the entablature of the south porch. The slim rods between the Figures are modern structural additions....

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