Architecture and built environment (7142 Subjects)
Map of ancient Larymna at Phthiotis.
Outline of the wall erected by Lacedaemonians and Boeotians around Plataeae during the siege of the city in the Peloponnesian war. The drawing shows how hte construction of the wall permitted the allies to fight both the Athenians and the Plataeans.
Map of the site of ancient Tanagra.
Ruins of ancient fortification wall, tower and main body, near the village of Platanakia, Boeotia.
Plan, ceiling plan and transverse section of the Castalian fountain, Delphi. 1. The courtyard before the fountain. 2. The bassin at which the fountain water ended up through a covered conduit. 3. Rock-cut niches for votive offerings. 4. Church of Saint John the Forerunner. This was hte biggest niche around the fountain, and was converted into a chapel under Ottoman rule.
Plan of the Mycenaean structure called the “Palace of Odysseus” at the acropolis of Ithaca.
Cavity on rock near Kalamos spring, Ithaca.
Plan of the rock-cut chamber tomb of Pella.
Map of ancient Anactorion, which was situated on the site of modern-day Vonitsa.
Map of ancient Oiniadae, Acarnania.
Map of Preveza, showing three of the town's castles: The Venetian castle of Agios Andreas, the Ottoman castle of Yeni Kale and the Ottoman castle of Üc Kale (today Pantokratoras kastle).
Plan of the early Christian basilica at the site of Chalasma, near the village of Chrysaugi (older Velliani) in Paramythia, Epirus.
Plan of the polygonal walls of Kastritsa, ancient city near Ioannina.
Plan of typical house of affluent Ottoman family: 1. Outer court 2. Entrance. 3. Middle court 4. Stairs and principal gallery, first floor 5. Chamber of reception. 6. Inner court. 7. Apartments of the harem. 8. Kitchen. 9. Halleries of the harem. 10. Streets.
Map of Argos Ampilochium.
Ancient door frame discovered near the site of Boibe, ancient city in Thessaly.
Part of wall at ancient Eretria, on the site of Tsangli-Magoula, near the village of Palaiomylos, at the valley of Pharsala.
Drawings of the walls of wall at ancient Eretria, on the site of Tsangli-Magoula, near the village of Palaiomylos, at the valley of Pharsala.
Decorative features from the Acropolis of Athens.
A, B, C, D: Details from the base of the Obelisk of Theodosius at the Byzantine Hippodrome, Istanbul. E, F, Column capital from Hagia Sophia, Istanbul. G, H, I. Part of ark and column capitals from the church of Saint Benedict, Istanbul. J. Column and column capital from Philoxenus Cistern, Istanbul.
View of the Parthenon. In the foreground, reliefs of the Byzantine age, as classified by Kyriakos Pittakis.
Acropolis from the north.
View of Hagia Sophia from the east (from the apsis).
View of the first court, also known as court of the Janissaries, at Topkapi palace. On the left, the church of Saint Irene. In the background, the Gate of the Salutation or Middle Gate, leading to the Second Court of the palace.
Interior of Hagia Sophia, Istanbul: central and northern naves.
Interior of the church of Santa Constanza in Rome, built by Constantine I in memory of his daughter, Constantia.
The tomb of Robert of Anjou or Robert the Wise, King of Naples (1277 – 1343) at the church of Santa Chiara, Naples. The tomb is the work of eminent Florentine artists Paccio and Giovanni Bertini.
Tomb of Charles III, son of Robert of Anjou at the church of Santa Chiara, Naples.
Tomb of Maria of Calabria, granddaughter of Robert of Anjou, at the church of Santa Chiara, Naples. Tomb of Louis of Anjou, great-grandson of Robert of Anjou, at the church of Santa Chiara, Naples.
Tomb of Queen Joanna I (1328-1382), granddaughter of Robert of Anjou, at the church of Santa Chiara, Naples.