Temple of Athena Nike
Title
Temple of Athena Nike
Date
420 BCE
Identifier
1771
Creator
Kallikrates
Creator Nationality
Ancient Greek
Work Type
plans (orthographic projections)
Work Location
Greece (nation)
Athens (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Classical
Subject
floor plans
temples (buildings)
Athena (Greek deity)
Ionic order
Description
Plan of the Temple of Athena Nike on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. "The Classical temple is considerably smaller than the other temples of the Acropolis. It is the first building that greets the visitors who approach the Propylaia and its elegant Ionic features balance the dominating Doric character of the Propylaia. It faces to the east and its entrance is lined with four monolithic Ionic columns that support a shallow porch. The west end is similarly treated with four Ionic columns and a porch, but they preceded a blind wall. The inclusion of a tetrastyle (four columns) at the back of the temple was necessary for this side faced the entrance to the Acropolis. The temple was designed by Kallikrates and is 11 feet tall from the stylobate to the apex of its pediment. As was customary in Attica (but not in Ionia) the temple was decorated with a continuous frieze,"--AncientGreece.org
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
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ID Number
A1GRATH2-5427BP3A1
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