- The
Erechtheion (/ɪˈrɛkθiən/,
latinized as
Erechtheum /ɪˈrɛkθiəm, ˌɛrɪkˈθiːəm/;
Ancient Gr****: Ἐρέχθειον, Gr****: Ερέχθειο) or
Temple of
Athena Polias is...
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Ionic mode to be seen on the
Athenian Acropolis is
exemplified in the
Erechtheum.
Following the
conquests of
Alexander the
Great in the east, a few examples...
- of the
Turkish army, the
Parthenon was
converted into a
mosque and the
Erechtheum was
turned into the governor's
private harem. The
buildings of the Acropolis...
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papyrus fragment. They
demonstrate for
Burkert that "the
founding of the
Erechtheum and the
institution of the
priestess of
Athena coincide."
Athena resolves...
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stele or
vertical tombstones, the
necking of the
Ionic columns of the
Erechtheum and its
continuation as a
decorative frieze on the
walls of the same,...
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Palmette scroll Achaemenid frieze designs at ****polis.
Ionic frieze of the
Erechtheum (Athens), 421–406 BCE Top:
Kyanos frieze from Tiryns. Bottom:
Frieze of...
- temples, such as the
prostyle porch of the
sanctuary of
Athena on the
Erechtheum, at the
Acropolis of Athens. With the
colonization by the Gr****s of Southern...
- the
Erechtheum and the
Tower of the Winds, both in Athens, for
their inspiration. The
doorways are
closely modelled on
those of the
Erechtheum, as is...
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proved satisfactory,
either in the Nicolson's time or subsequently. The
Erechtheum,
named after one of the
temples at the Acropolis, is a vine-covered loggia...
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sculptures from the Parthenon, as well as
sculptures from the
Propylaea and
Erechtheum. The
former director of the
museum has stated, "We are
indebted to Elgin...
