Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Parthenon, Acropolis

Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, Greece
447-438BCE  marble building
centerpiece of Periclean
architects: Iktinos & Kallikrates
dedicated to Athena Parthenos
not true temple; no priestess/alter
Doric & Ionic elements: "perfect temple"
?statement:"Athens leader of all Greeks"?

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