Parthenon
Title
Parthenon
Date
ca. 447-432 BCE
Identifier
1810
Creator
Iktinos
Kallikrates
Phidias
Creator Nationality
Greek
Work Type
Single Built Works
Work Location
Greece (nation)
Athens (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Classical
Subject
temples (buildings)
cellae
columns (architectural elements)
Doric order
Description
View of corner of the cella of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. "The Parthenon was created by Iktinos, Kallikrates and Pheidias. The eastern cella was dedicated to Athena Polias (Dinsmoor says it was known as the Neos Hekatompedos, or cella of 100 feet) and the western cella was dedicated to Athena Parthenos, "the Virgin," from which the whole building became known as the Parthenon ... Doric peripteral temple, 8 x 17 columns. Double cella with pronaos and opisthodomos, both with 6 prostyle columns. The smaller west cella had 4 interior columns. Inside the east cella was a U-shaped colonnade of 9 columns and a pier on each long side, and 3 columns between the 2 piers on the short side,"--Perseus Digital Library.
Material/Medium
marble (rock)
Measurements
Width East: 30.875 meters, Width West: 30.8835 meters, Length North: 69.5151 meters, Length South: 69.5115 meters
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
A1GRATH2-5448BI54A2
- Date Added
- August 29, 2013
- Collection
- LTU Digital Images
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- columns, Doric, Parthenon
- Citation
- “Parthenon,” LTU Digital Images, accessed May 7, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/11958.