Athens Acropolis [site]
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Title
Athens Acropolis [site]
Athenian Acropolis
Location
Athens, Periféreia Protevoúsis, Greece
Date
ca. 480-393 BCE (creation)
5th century BCE
Style Period
Greek (ancient)
Cultural Context
Greek (ancient)
Worktype
built works
fortifications
complexes
sites (locations)
archaeological sites
excavations (sites)
Material
White marble
Technique
carving (processes)
construction
Subject
Architecture and City Planning
architectural exteriors
architectural interiors
deities
mythology (Classical)
Description
General view of Acropolis from the city
The earliest significant architectural remains on the Acropolis, only date to the 13th century BCE. They include a terrace system that may have supported a palace complex. Athens was a major regional power and artistic centre under different political regimes from the 6th to the 4th century BCE. Around the 6th century BCE, the Acropolis, hitherto a place of refuge and perhaps a royal residence, assumed a purely religious function as a sanctuary of Athena, the patron goddess of the city, and many temples, treasuries and votive sculptures were erected there.
Relation
Parthenon
Propylaea
Erechtheion
Temple of Athena Nike
Sanctuary of Artemis
Chalkotheke
Rights
© Javier Gomez
ID
GOMEZAT3546
Source
Javier Gomez
State Edition
35 mm slides
Collection
Citation
Athens Acropolis [site], ca. 480-393 BCE (creation), Athens, Periféreia Protevoúsis, Greece, TTU Arch Design Images. Image Source: Javier Gomez. https://archimage.lib.ttu.edu/items/show/17664.
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