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The Parthenon
When you think of Greece, you think of the Parthenon. It remains today the ideal of Classical architecure and artistic design.
parthenon • parthenon • greek architecture • athenian acropolis • athena • panathenaic procession
When you think of Greece, you think of the Parthenon. It remains today the ideal of Classical architecure and artistic design.
parthenon • parthenon • greek architecture • athenian acropolis • athena • panathenaic procession
The Parthenon
Pericles oversaw the rebuilding of the Parthenon - the temple of Athena - beginning in 437 B.C. in ancient Greece.
parthenon • parthenon • ancient greece • rebuilding the parthenon • acropolis • pericles
Pericles oversaw the rebuilding of the Parthenon - the temple of Athena - beginning in 437 B.C. in ancient Greece.
parthenon • parthenon • ancient greece • rebuilding the parthenon • acropolis • pericles
The Athenian Acropolis
With political beginnings in the age of Mycenaean kings, the Athenian Acropolis evolved into the religious center of Classical Athens, and the symbol of an entire age.
parthenon • athens • acropolis • athena • parthenon • mycenaean
With political beginnings in the age of Mycenaean kings, the Athenian Acropolis evolved into the religious center of Classical Athens, and the symbol of an entire age.
parthenon • athens • acropolis • athena • parthenon • mycenaean
The Propylaia
Following the natural geography of the Acropolis, the Propylaia served as a monumental and ceremonial gateway to the Classical Athenian Acropolis.
parthenon • propylaia • athenian acropolis • pericles • parthenon • peloponnesian war
Following the natural geography of the Acropolis, the Propylaia served as a monumental and ceremonial gateway to the Classical Athenian Acropolis.
parthenon • propylaia • athenian acropolis • pericles • parthenon • peloponnesian war
What is a Peplos?
Definition of the glossary term peplos
parthenon • peplos • ancient greek • greek women • classical period • panathenaic procession
Definition of the glossary term peplos
parthenon • peplos • ancient greek • greek women • classical period • panathenaic procession
What is a portico?
Definition of the glossary term portico
parthenon • portico • classical architecture • columns • colonnade • pantheon
Definition of the glossary term portico
parthenon • portico • classical architecture • columns • colonnade • pantheon
What is high relief?
Definition of the glossary term high relief
parthenon • high relief • ancient greek architecure • classical period • sculpture • parthenon
Definition of the glossary term high relief
parthenon • high relief • ancient greek architecure • classical period • sculpture • parthenon
What is Pentelic Marble?
Definition of the glossary term Pentelic marble
parthenon • pentelic marble • mount pentelikos • athens • greece • ancient greece
Definition of the glossary term Pentelic marble
parthenon • pentelic marble • mount pentelikos • athens • greece • ancient greece
What is peripteral?
Definition of the glossary term peripteral
parthenon • peripteral • temple • doric • antiquity • parthenon
Definition of the glossary term peripteral
parthenon • peripteral • temple • doric • antiquity • parthenon
TAPESTRY...A PICTURE OF HISTORY
What makes this woven piece of art form so intreguing that the stories of Homer's Odyssey and the Illiad were told and made vivid to the ancient Greeks, along with the stories of Virgil's Aneida and Ovid's Metamorphoses to the Romans?
parthenon • tapestry • greeks • romans • medeval • renasissance
What makes this woven piece of art form so intreguing that the stories of Homer's Odyssey and the Illiad were told and made vivid to the ancient Greeks, along with the stories of Virgil's Aneida and Ovid's Metamorphoses to the Romans?
parthenon • tapestry • greeks • romans • medeval • renasissance
Parts of a Basic Greek Temple
Though temples varied in size and sometimes design, there were basic parts that were incorporated into every ancient Greek temple.
parthenon • greek temple • parthenon • hephaisteion • doric • ionic
Though temples varied in size and sometimes design, there were basic parts that were incorporated into every ancient Greek temple.
parthenon • greek temple • parthenon • hephaisteion • doric • ionic
The Golden Ratio
For thousands of years, the fact that aesthetic beauty could be determined by mathematical relationships baffled mathematicians, yet the truth of it is hard to deny.
parthenon • golden ratio • golden section • what is the golden ratio • mathematical beauty • beauty in mathematics
For thousands of years, the fact that aesthetic beauty could be determined by mathematical relationships baffled mathematicians, yet the truth of it is hard to deny.
parthenon • golden ratio • golden section • what is the golden ratio • mathematical beauty • beauty in mathematics
Touring the Acropolis
The Acropolis in Athens Greece features three temples each depicting a different aspect of the Goddess Athena, two Amphitheatres and the Acropolis Museum
parthenon • the acropolis in athens greece • the temple of athena nike • the parthenon • the erechtheion • the odeon of herodes atticus
The Acropolis in Athens Greece features three temples each depicting a different aspect of the Goddess Athena, two Amphitheatres and the Acropolis Museum
parthenon • the acropolis in athens greece • the temple of athena nike • the parthenon • the erechtheion • the odeon of herodes atticus
Construction in The Greek Era
Building construction technology in The Greek Era
parthenon • building construction • greek era • construction in the greek era • parthenon • construction
Building construction technology in The Greek Era
parthenon • building construction • greek era • construction in the greek era • parthenon • construction
Athens: Gateway to Greece
Southern Europe Travel's correspondent in Greece leads a tour of Athens, from the Sound and Light show at the Acropolis to bouzouki players in the Plaka's tavernas.
parthenon • athens • gateway greece • capital • exploring greek islands • phyllis w. zeno
Southern Europe Travel's correspondent in Greece leads a tour of Athens, from the Sound and Light show at the Acropolis to bouzouki players in the Plaka's tavernas.
parthenon • athens • gateway greece • capital • exploring greek islands • phyllis w. zeno
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The statue of Zeus at Olympia was an ideal representation of the high Classical style of art, and a significant reminder of the strength of Greek religion.
parthenon • zeus • statue of zeus at olympia • temple of zeus at olympia • olympia • olympis games
The statue of Zeus at Olympia was an ideal representation of the high Classical style of art, and a significant reminder of the strength of Greek religion.
parthenon • zeus • statue of zeus at olympia • temple of zeus at olympia • olympia • olympis games