Erechtheum
Title
Erechtheum
Date
421-405 BCE
Identifier
5432
Creator
Bugbee, Gordon (photograph)
Creator Nationality
Greece
Work Type
built works
Work Location
Greece (nation)
Athens (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Classical
Subject
temples
Description
View of the Erechtheum on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens. "...Temple in Pentelic marble, on the Acropolis at Athens, one of the masterpieces of Greek architecture, it was constructed between c.421 BC and 405 BC to replace an earlier temple to Athena destroyed by the Persians, its design is sometimes ascribed to the architect Mnesicles, the Erechtheum contained sanctuaries to Athena Polias, Poseidon, and Erechtheus. The temple displays the finest extant examples of the Greek Ionic order ... the west end of the building, with windows and engaged Ionic columns, is a modification of the original, built by the Romans when they restored the building," from Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Gordon Bugbee Collection.
Material/Medium
marble
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
GPB-GRK2-1177
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