Propylaea

Propylaea

437-432 BCE

1799

Mnesikles

Greek

Single Built Works

Greece (nation)

Athens (inhabited place)

Classical

propylaea

columns (architectural elements)

Doric order

View of the Propylaea, designed by Mnesikles, it surrounds the natural entrance to the plateau of the Acropolis in Athens. "The pi-shaped building of Pentelic marble frames beautifully the entrance to the sacred precinct. The central section, the propylon proper, had an outer (west) and inner (east) fa?ade, both supported by six Doric columns, and between them a wall with five doors. Three Ionic columns flanked the main, middle door on either side. The central section followed the configuration of the terrain so the east portico and its crowning pediment were placed higher than those to the west. The two lateral sections, too, were placed lower than the central one. The sloping terrain dictated the creation of flights of steps both inside and in front of the propylon,"--Odysseys, Greek Ministry of Culture & Sports.

marble (rock)

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