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quality and was used to
construct much of the
Athenian Acropolis. Later,
Pentelic marble was
exported to Rome,
where it was used in
construction and in sculptures...
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quarrymen also knew how to
avoid the faults,
which were
numerous in the
Pentelic marble. If the
marble blocks were not up to standard, the
architects would...
- and
death of Dexileos. The
stele is made out of an
expensive variety of
Pentelic marble and is 1.86
metres (6 ft 1 in) tall. It
includes a high
relief sculpture...
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monumental gate at the
western end of the
Acropolis with
Doric columns of
Pentelic marble,
built partly upon the old
Propylaea of Peisistratos.
These colonnades...
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Panathenaic festival. The new
stadium was
built completely of
ashlar masonry in
Pentelic marble,
using minimal concrete. The
stadium was
built at a time of resurgence...
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first bank
building in the
United States to be clad in
Pentelic marble. Some 2,000 tons of
Pentelic marble were
required for the bank's construction. The...
- the Muses. The
statue of
Melpomene was 62
centimeters tall and made of
Pentelic marble. Its head was lost, but it was
identifiable by the
drama mask laying...
- diameter. The
building material was
changed to the
expensive but high-quality
Pentelic marble and the
order was
changed from
Doric to Corinthian,
marking the...
- women) ****enic
style sarcophagus,
shaped like an
Ionic temple and made of
Pentelic marble with
polychrome reliefs. The
trough stands on a 0.4 m (1.3 ft) pedestal...
