Athens Acropolis: Parthenon
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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
Southwest end of Parthenon with intact metopes and coulmns
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]
Rights
© Javier Gomez
ID
GOMEZAT3554
Source
Javier Gomez
State Edition
35 mm slides
Collection
Citation
Phidias, Iktinos, and Kallikrates, Athens Acropolis: Parthenon, ca. 480-393 BCE (creation), Athens, Periféreia Protevoúsis, Greece, TTU Arch Design Images. Image Source: Javier Gomez. https://archimage.lib.ttu.edu/items/show/17672.
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