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Parthenon (Temple of Athena Parthenos), Acropolis, Athens, Greece, view from northwest.
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Parthenon (Temple of Athena Parthenos), Acropolis, Athens, Greece, view from northwest.
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Title
Parthenon
(Temple
of
Athena
Parthenos)
,
Acropolis
,
Athens
,
Greece
,
view
from
northwest
.
Creator
Iktinos (Athenian architect, active 5th century BCE)
Kallikrates (Greek architect, active 5th century BCE)
Phidias (Greek sculptor, ca.500 - ca.432 B.C.)
Date
[447-438 BCE]
Cultural Context
Aegean
Ancient Greek
Greek
Athenian
European
Western European
Style/Period
Greek (ancient)
Classical
High Classical
Phidian
Doric
Ionic
Theme
Architecture (object genre)
Temples
Religious buildings
Buildings
Ceremonial structures
Peripteral
Ruins
Archaeological sites
Exterior views
Three-quarter views
Oblique views
Eye-level views
Fragments
Architectural elements
Exterior walls
Walls
Columns (architectural elements)
Architectural orders
Doric order
Ionic order
Shafts (column components)
Fluting
Colonnades
Friezes (entablature components)
Friezes (ornamental areas)
Pediments
Entablatures
Triglyphs
Metopes
Optical illusion
Subject
Architecture
Temples
Greek temples
Religious facilities
Buildings
Ruins
Archaeological sites
Architectural elements
Structural elements
Walls
Columns
Architectural orders
Doric order
Ionic order
Colonnades
Friezes (Entablature components)
Friezes (Ornamental bands)
Entablatures
Pediments
Optical illusions
Location Depicted
Acropolis (Athens, Greece)
Athens (Greece)
Greece
Material
Marble (rock)
Rock
Stone (rock)
Pentelic marble
Work Type
Architecture
Temples
Religious facilities
Buildings
Archaeological sites
Ruins
Source
Kaltsas, Nikolaos, and Alan Shapiro, eds. Worshiping Women: Ritual and Reality in Classical Athens. New York: Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation (USA), 2008. (p.20, fig.5)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Kaltsas courtesy: Photo: S. Mavromatis; "This catalogue is issued in conjunction with the exhibition Worshiping Women: Ritual and Reality in Classical Athens held at the Onassis Cultural Center, December 10, 2008 - May 9, 2009. Copyright © 2008 Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation (USA), New York, N.Y. 10022; Hellenic Ministry of Culture."
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
1110-03.jpg
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