Treasury of the Athenians
Title
Treasury of the Athenians
Date
510-480 BCE
Identifier
5448
Creator2
Bugbee, Gordon (photograph)
Work Type
components (objects)
Work Location
Greece (nation)
Delphi (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Archaic (Greek)
Subject
treasuries
Doric order
Description
View of the front of the Treasury of Athenians at the Sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi. "Small Doric building with cella opening east onto a pronaos, distyle in antis ... Built by the Athenians after 490 B.C. with spoils form the Battle of Marathon. The walls are covered with inscriptions, including hymns to Apollo with musical notation. The treasury rests on a triangular terrace but had no steps and was not meant to be regularly entered. The building replaces an older Treasury of the Athenians of unknown plan,"--Perseus Digital Library.
Material/Medium
marble (rock)
Measurements
6.68 meters x 9.75 meters
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Reproduction Source
38
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-GRK2-1210
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