VRA Core
Title
Athens Acropolis: Parthenon
The temple of Maiden Athena, Acropolis of Athens
Agent
Phidias (Greek sculptor, ca. 490-430 BCE)
Iktinos (Athenian architect, active 5th century BCE)
Kallikrates (Greek architect, active 5th century BCE)
Location
Athens, Periféreia Protevoúsis, Greece
Date
ca. 480-393 BCE (creation)
5th century BCE
Style Period
Classical
Greek (ancient)
Cultural Context
Greek (ancient)
Worktype
buildings
religious buildings
temples
complexes
sites (locations)
archaeological sites
excavations (sites)
Material
Limestone foundation
white marble
Technique
carving (processes)
construction
Subject
Architecture and City Planning
Description
Parthenon Doric columns
According to inscriptions as well as the writings of Plutarch, Kallikrates designed the Temple of Athena Nike on the Athenian Acropolis. There is also suggestion that he was the designer of the Ionic elements of the Parthenon.
Relation
Part of Athens Acropolis [site]
State Edition
35 mm slides
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