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1 day ago · Floor plan of the Parthenon. The Parthenon is a peripteral octastyle Doric temple with Ionic architectural features. It stands on a platform or stylobate of three steps. In common with other Greek temples, it is of post and lintel construction and is surrounded by columns ('peripteral') carrying an entablature. There are eight columns at either ...
4 days ago · The Parthenon is the famed white marble jewel that reigns over Athens. Said to have been built between 448 and 438 BCE, the temple was dedicated to worshipping Athena, the goddess of wisdom who gave Athens her name. The Parthenon’s sheer size and grand columns were designed to symbolize strength and wealth.
3 days ago · New data obtained through recent in situ noninvasive analytical investigation of the colour remains on the Parthenon and Propylaea” (paper presented at the 9 th International Round Table on Polychromy in Ancient Sculpture and Architecture, British Museum London, November 9-10 November 2018; conference proceedings in preparation).
2 days ago · The Parthenon has the Doric design columns. It was most popular in the Archaic Period (750–480 BC) in mainland Greece, and also found in Magna Graecia (southern Italy), as in the three temples at Paestum.
1 day ago · Parthenon Museum in Nashville Returns 500-Year-Old Mexican Artifacts ... The organization considered adding Stonehenge to that list because the UK government is planning to build a divided highway ...
A must for heritage lovers. To know more. On Mont Sainte-Geneviève in Paris, visit the Panthéon, a masterpiece by the architect Soufflot. Enter the nave, visit the great men in the crypt and enjoy the best view of Paris from the top of the colonnade.
5 days ago · The data follows recent evidence that the US economy is beginning to slow. While jobs growth has remained robust in recent months, the unemployment rate in June ticked up to 4.1 per cent, from 4 ...
