Images & Art

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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THEATRE

by Polyclitus the Younger Epidaurus c. 350 B.C. Stone benches and steps of the theatre....

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CORINTHIAN COLUMN: Tholos, Epidaurus 360 B.C.

Museum, Epidaurus. A beautifully carved Corinthian column from the inner colonnade of the tholos. A portion of the entablature rests on the column....

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THOLOS AT DELPHI

Sanctuary of Apollo Delphi Beginning 4th century B.C. The tholos on the Mamaria or marbleyard. Its purpose unknown, it is a Doric circular temple made of marble, standing in what formerly was the sanctuary of Athena Pronaia. Twenty Doric columns were on the outside and Corinthian half-columns surrounded the cella....

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ATHENA TYING HER SANDAL

Balustrade relief Temple of Athena Nike c. 410-407 B.C. Acropolis Museum, Athens This beautiful relief figure of Athena is from the balustrade surrounding three sides of the temple....

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