Legacy of the Parthenon
... To our modern sensibilities and academic curiosity, this seems like a gross oversight. In our modern view, the Parthenon is often seen as the pinnacle of ancient Greek temple construction, the apex of a tradition that resonates down into our own architectural past. ...
... To our modern sensibilities and academic curiosity, this seems like a gross oversight. In our modern view, the Parthenon is often seen as the pinnacle of ancient Greek temple construction, the apex of a tradition that resonates down into our own architectural past. ...
WHICh6-GreecePart2-Internet-2013
... 2. ________________________: Queen of the Gods. She was the goddess of _________________. One of her symbols was a __________________. She was very j____________ of the affair of her husband and took revenge on his g_______ f______________. Soon after Heracles was born, she put ______________ in hi ...
... 2. ________________________: Queen of the Gods. She was the goddess of _________________. One of her symbols was a __________________. She was very j____________ of the affair of her husband and took revenge on his g_______ f______________. Soon after Heracles was born, she put ______________ in hi ...
The Parthenon marbles
... In the 6th century AD, it was converted into a Christian church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In the 15th century A.D., after the Ottomans had conquered Greece, it was turned into a mosque. In 1687, during a bombardment by the Venetian army under General Francesco Morosini against the Ottomans, it w ...
... In the 6th century AD, it was converted into a Christian church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In the 15th century A.D., after the Ottomans had conquered Greece, it was turned into a mosque. In 1687, during a bombardment by the Venetian army under General Francesco Morosini against the Ottomans, it w ...
下载地址1
... to the shrine of Athena, which was separated by a partition from the western cella. The northern portico, tetrastyle Ionic, stands at a lower level and gives access to the western cella through a fine doorway. The southern portico, known as the Porch of the Caryatids (see caryatid) from the six scul ...
... to the shrine of Athena, which was separated by a partition from the western cella. The northern portico, tetrastyle Ionic, stands at a lower level and gives access to the western cella through a fine doorway. The southern portico, known as the Porch of the Caryatids (see caryatid) from the six scul ...
Classical Greece
... accused of corrupting young girls; Phidias (in charge of building program and Anaxagoras (sophist philosopher) exiled; two sons died in plague; Pericles put on trial. ...
... accused of corrupting young girls; Phidias (in charge of building program and Anaxagoras (sophist philosopher) exiled; two sons died in plague; Pericles put on trial. ...
The Invention of Athens
... But there was one measure above all which at once gave the greatest pleasure to the Athenians, adorned their city and created amazement among the rest of mankind, and which is today the sole testimony that the tales of the ancient power and glory of Greece are no mere fables. By this I mean his [Per ...
... But there was one measure above all which at once gave the greatest pleasure to the Athenians, adorned their city and created amazement among the rest of mankind, and which is today the sole testimony that the tales of the ancient power and glory of Greece are no mere fables. By this I mean his [Per ...
Classical Greek Figures
... 10) How do we know so much about Classical Greek sculptures if many of the originals did not survive? ...
... 10) How do we know so much about Classical Greek sculptures if many of the originals did not survive? ...
Athens Walk - Draft
... of Athens war with Persia. It is111 feet wide and 228 feet long. The Parthenon in Athens is considered to be the finest example of Doric-style construction. ...
... of Athens war with Persia. It is111 feet wide and 228 feet long. The Parthenon in Athens is considered to be the finest example of Doric-style construction. ...
The Parthenon Setting | Architecture | Orders | Metopes | Pediments
... Athenian politician, Perikles, who championed its construction. Some historians believe that Athens concluded a peace treaty with Persia in 449, two years before work began on the Parthenon. The significance of this would be that the Delian League/Athenian Empire continued to exist, even after the r ...
... Athenian politician, Perikles, who championed its construction. Some historians believe that Athens concluded a peace treaty with Persia in 449, two years before work began on the Parthenon. The significance of this would be that the Delian League/Athenian Empire continued to exist, even after the r ...
The Greeks developed three architectural
... but the Acropolis of Athens is the best known. The Acropolis is primarily dedicated to the Goddess Athena. But humans from the prehistoric era have populated the Acropolis and the caves around it. Situated in the middle of Athens, many myths, festivals and important events are connected to the sacre ...
... but the Acropolis of Athens is the best known. The Acropolis is primarily dedicated to the Goddess Athena. But humans from the prehistoric era have populated the Acropolis and the caves around it. Situated in the middle of Athens, many myths, festivals and important events are connected to the sacre ...
Class Test Information
... (if the author is not speaking in his own voice)? What is the situation/background? If the passage refers indirectly to other events or persons, explain them. What is the significance of this passage for our understanding of Athenian and, if appropriate, wider Greek history? In other words, work fro ...
... (if the author is not speaking in his own voice)? What is the situation/background? If the passage refers indirectly to other events or persons, explain them. What is the significance of this passage for our understanding of Athenian and, if appropriate, wider Greek history? In other words, work fro ...
Acropolis of Athens
... important buildings visible on the Acropolis today - that is, the Parthenon, the Propylaia, the Erechtheion and the temple of Athena Nike, were erected during this period under the supervision of the greatest architects, sculptors and artists of their time. The temples on the north side of the Acrop ...
... important buildings visible on the Acropolis today - that is, the Parthenon, the Propylaia, the Erechtheion and the temple of Athena Nike, were erected during this period under the supervision of the greatest architects, sculptors and artists of their time. The temples on the north side of the Acrop ...
Greek Architecture - hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca
... Work began on the Parthenon, built on the Acropolis, in 447 BC to replace an existing temple which was destroyed by the Persians in 480 BC and cost 469 silver talents to build. The work began under the orders of Pericles to show the wealth and exuberance of Athenian power. The name of the building m ...
... Work began on the Parthenon, built on the Acropolis, in 447 BC to replace an existing temple which was destroyed by the Persians in 480 BC and cost 469 silver talents to build. The work began under the orders of Pericles to show the wealth and exuberance of Athenian power. The name of the building m ...
The Parthenon: Pericles, Athena and Civic Identity
... Dionysus, Iris, Athena, Zeus, Fates (?) Selene, Horse of Selene ...
... Dionysus, Iris, Athena, Zeus, Fates (?) Selene, Horse of Selene ...
The North Metopes of the Parthenon and the Palladion
... and built as an architectural unit, with kinds of formalized relationships of axes and proportions generally unheard of before the great building programs of the Hellenistic Age. From my perspective, however, in which both the more abstract elements of the buildings and their sculptural decoration a ...
... and built as an architectural unit, with kinds of formalized relationships of axes and proportions generally unheard of before the great building programs of the Hellenistic Age. From my perspective, however, in which both the more abstract elements of the buildings and their sculptural decoration a ...
The Parthenon is dedicated to Athena Parthenos and
... The Parthenon replaced the original temple, the Hekatompedon that was first erected for Athena. In building the new temple, the Greeks moved the temple's footprint to south of the Hekatompedon. This not only allowed access to the original site but it also placed the Parthenon in a much more prominen ...
... The Parthenon replaced the original temple, the Hekatompedon that was first erected for Athena. In building the new temple, the Greeks moved the temple's footprint to south of the Hekatompedon. This not only allowed access to the original site but it also placed the Parthenon in a much more prominen ...
THEMES/ IDEAS OF THE PARTHENON (Building, Frieze, Sthn
... of Athens. To remind Athenians of the loss of the original temple and not to let it be destroyed again. Man winning over monsters (Order vs. Chaos) Mathematical order important in 5th Century. Desire for beauty in buildings as part of the Empire, able to afford more elaborate designs. Metopes storie ...
... of Athens. To remind Athenians of the loss of the original temple and not to let it be destroyed again. Man winning over monsters (Order vs. Chaos) Mathematical order important in 5th Century. Desire for beauty in buildings as part of the Empire, able to afford more elaborate designs. Metopes storie ...
ART107 Foundations Core Concepts II 2014 Worksheet for Unit 2
... What is the evidence that the Parthenon functioned in part as an expression of the Athenians' belief that mathematics underlay all things that they thought was beautiful and good. ...
... What is the evidence that the Parthenon functioned in part as an expression of the Athenians' belief that mathematics underlay all things that they thought was beautiful and good. ...
The Acropolis, a fortified citadel built atop a
... the Acropolis. It was a temple dedicated to Athena Parthenos, the goddess of wisdom and patron goddess of Athens. It was completely made out of marble. The Parthenon is the most important and characteristic monument of the ancient Greek civilization and still remains its international symbol. The ce ...
... the Acropolis. It was a temple dedicated to Athena Parthenos, the goddess of wisdom and patron goddess of Athens. It was completely made out of marble. The Parthenon is the most important and characteristic monument of the ancient Greek civilization and still remains its international symbol. The ce ...
Athenian Acropolis
... Convexed swelling columns. Relief sculptures found in metopes; Panathenaic Procession (designed by Phidias) sculpted in the frieze. End colums are closer together and heavier to overcome sky line against them that makes them look weaker. High priests and powerful statesmen were only ones to enter Pa ...
... Convexed swelling columns. Relief sculptures found in metopes; Panathenaic Procession (designed by Phidias) sculpted in the frieze. End colums are closer together and heavier to overcome sky line against them that makes them look weaker. High priests and powerful statesmen were only ones to enter Pa ...
Art and Architecture: Paper Columns
... Pentelicus, about 16 kilometers from Athens, to the Acropolis. The funds were partly drawn from the treasury of the Delian League, which was moved from the Panhellenic sanctuary at Delos to the Acropolis In 454 BC. Although the nearby Temple of Hephaestus is the most complete surviving example of a ...
... Pentelicus, about 16 kilometers from Athens, to the Acropolis. The funds were partly drawn from the treasury of the Delian League, which was moved from the Panhellenic sanctuary at Delos to the Acropolis In 454 BC. Although the nearby Temple of Hephaestus is the most complete surviving example of a ...
THE PARTHENON
... The illusion of true straight lines To give the illusion of true straight lines, the columns lean ever so slightly inwards, a feature which also gives a lifting effect to the building making it appear lighter than its construction material would suggest. Also, the stylobate or floor of the temple i ...
... The illusion of true straight lines To give the illusion of true straight lines, the columns lean ever so slightly inwards, a feature which also gives a lifting effect to the building making it appear lighter than its construction material would suggest. Also, the stylobate or floor of the temple i ...
Parthenon
The Parthenon (/ˈpɑrθəˌnɒnˌ -nən/; Ancient Greek: Παρθενών; Modern Greek: Παρθενώνας) is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their patron. Construction began in 447 BC when the Athenian Empire was at the peak of its power. It was completed in 438 BC although decoration of the building continued until 432 BC. It is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece, generally considered the zenith of the Doric order. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of Greek art. The Parthenon is regarded as an enduring symbol of Ancient Greece, Athenian democracy and western civilization, and one of the world's greatest cultural monuments. The Greek Ministry of Culture is currently carrying out a program of selective restoration and reconstruction to ensure the stability of the partially ruined structure.The Parthenon itself replaced an older temple of Athena, which historians call the Pre-Parthenon or Older Parthenon, that was destroyed in the Persian invasion of 480 BC. The temple is archaeoastronomically aligned to the Hyades. While a sacred building dedicated to the city's patron goddess, the Parthenon was actually used primarily as a treasury. For a time, it served as the treasury of the Delian League, which later became the Athenian Empire. In the final decade of the sixth century AD, the Parthenon was converted into a Christian church dedicated to the Virgin Mary.After the Ottoman conquest, it was turned into a mosque in the early 1460s. On 26 September 1687, an Ottoman ammunition dump inside the building was ignited by Venetian bombardment. The resulting explosion severely damaged the Parthenon and its sculptures. In 1806, Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin removed some of the surviving sculptures with the alleged permission of the Ottoman Empire. These sculptures, now known as the Elgin Marbles or the Parthenon Marbles, were sold in 1816 to the British Museum in London, where they are now displayed. Since 1983 (on the initiative of Culture Minister Melina Mercouri), the Greek government has been committed to the return of the sculptures to Greece.