Stoa of Attalos
Title
Stoa of Attalos
Date
ca. 159-138 BCE
Identifier
5436
Creator2
Bugbee, Gordon (photograph)
Work Type
Single Built Works
Work Location
Greece (nation)
Athens (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Hellenistic
Subject
stoas
Doric order
Ionic order
Description
View of the Stoa of Attalos in Athens, Greece with examples of both Ionic and Doric columns. "Doric lower outer colonnade, with Ionic lower inner colonnade. An upper outer colonnade of Ionic double half-columns, and an upper inner colonnade with palm capitals. Stairways to the 2nd story at each end of the stoa. Each story had 2 aisles and 21 rooms lining the western wall. The rooms of both stories were lighted and vented through doorways and small windows on the back wall. Identified by a dedicatory inscription on the architrave as built by Attalos II, ruler of Pergamon from 159 B.C. to 138 B.C. The building assumes particular importance in the study of ancient monuments because the reconstruction of 1952 - 1956 replicates the original form,"--Perseus Digital Library.
Material/Medium
marble (rock)
Measurements
Facade: 10.65 meters high x 112.09 meters long x19.4 meters wide
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Reproduction Source
37
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-GRK8-1198
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