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Agora, Athens, Greece, reconstruction, seen from the east, c. 400 BCE.
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Agora, Athens, Greece, reconstruction, seen from the east, c. 400 BCE.
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Title
Agora
,
Athens
,
Greece
,
reconstruction
,
seen
from the
east
,
c
.
400
BCE
.
Date
400 BCE?
Cultural Context
Aegean
Ancient Greek
Greek
Athenian
European
Western European
Style/Period
Greek (ancient)
Classical
Doric
Ionic
Theme
Architecture (object genre)
Agoras
Open spaces
Squares (open spaces)
Public spaces
Buildings
Stoas
Public buildings
Bouleuteria
Legislative buildings
Platforms
Mints (buildings)
Tholoi
Temples
Religious buildings
Ceremonial structures
Altars (religious building fixtures)
Stores
Commercial buildings
Mercantile buildings
Marketplaces
Markets (structures)
Stands (mercantile structures)
Fountain-houses
Water distribution structures
Houses
Dwellings
Streets
Roads
Processional ways
Gates
Walls
Entrances
Architectural elements
Façades
Colonnades
Columns (architectural elements)
Roofs
Rooftops
Hills
Trees
Plants (vegetation)
Vegetation
Reconstructions (visual works)
Illustrations (layout features)
Drawings (visual works)
Architectural drawings (visual works)
Overhead views
Subject
Architecture
Buildings
Social & civic facilities
Government facilities
Mints
Altars
Religious facilities
Temples
Stores & shops
Mercantile facilities
Commercial facilities
Markets
Social life
Houses
Dwellings
Residential facilities
Streets
Roads
Gates
Walls
Architectural elements
Facades
Colonnades
Columns
Structural elements
Roofs
Hills
Trees
Plants
Reconstructions
Conjectural works
Drawings
Architectural drawings
Illustrations
Description
“A
reconstruction
of the
Agora
in
about
400
BC
,
seen
from the
east
.
[…]
In the
bottom
left
hand
corner
is
the
Mint
, with the
south-east
fountain
house
behind
.
Next
to this
is
the
South
Stoa
. The
Pnyx
assembly
platform
is
above
the
stoa
to the
left
and the
Hill
of the
Nymphs
above
the
stoa
to the
centre
[center]
. The
circular
building
in the
centre
[center]
is
the
Tholos
, with the
old
Bouleuterion
to the
right
of
it.”
(caption
,
p.24)
;
“The
new
Bouleuterion
is
behind
the
old
one
. The
temple
on the
hill
is
the
Temple
of
Hephaestus
on the
Kolonus
Agoraeus
. To the
front
and
right
of the
temple
is
the
Stoa
of
Zeus
with the
Royal
Stoa
next
to
it
. The
Altar
of the
Twelve
Gods
is
in the
larger
enclosure
in
front
of the
two
stoas
. The
Panathenaic
Way
passes
next
to these,
running
towards
the
Dipylon
and
Sacred
gates
in the
distance
. The
Painted
Stoa
is
to the
right
of the
road.”
(caption
,
p.25)
Location Depicted
Agora (Athens, Greece)
Athens (Greece)
Greece
Technique
Drawing (image-making)
Architectural drawing (process)
Illustration (process)
Work Type
Architecture
Agoras
Markets
Buildings
Reconstructions
Illustrations
Drawings
Architectural drawings
Source
Connolly, Peter, and Hazel Dodge. The Ancient City: Life in Classical Athens & Rome. Oxford; New York: Oxford UP, 1998. (pp.[24-25])
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Connolly courtesy: the author, Peter Connolly.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
674-11.jpg
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