Acropolis of Athens (497 Subjects)
The Parthenon.
Reconstruction of the Academy of Plato.
Restoration of the West front of the Parthenon of Athens.
Parthenon of Athens, in its present state.
Part of the Temple of Minerva, in the Acropolis of Athens.
The Erechtheion and the Parthenon.
The Caryatids at Erechtheion.
Reconstruction of ancient Athens.
Parthenon of Athens, Restored.
Interior of the Acropolis of Athens, from the Propylaea.
Acropolis of Athens, taken near the Pnyx, or Ancient Forum.
Athens, from the hill of Philopappus (Mouseion).
Athens. From the East.
The Propylaea from the west. The Ottoman commander of the city garrison (Disdar aga), with a dervish. On the right, a Greek who is held prisoner.
Relief with palmettes and lotus at the annulets of the Ionian capitals of Erechtheion, at the Acropolis of Athens.
Southeast view of the Parthenon.
Northwest view of Erechtheion.
View of the Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens.
View of the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Athens.
The Parthenon: 1. Plan of the temple. 2. West side of the temple. On the pediment the battle of Athena with Poseidon. On the metopes the Centauromachy. In fact, the Centauromachy is on the south side of the temple and not in the west, as the author suggests.
The Parthenon: 1. Part of the east side of the temple. 2. Longitudinal section of part of the pronaos.
Part of the south side of the Parthenon. On the metopes scenes from Centauromachy. Interestingly, the author adds to this side a pediment as well.
Architectural features from the Parthenon.
Plan of the Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens.
Longitudinal section of the Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens (from east to west). Imaginary reconstruction of the Monument of Agrippa.
Reconstruction of the Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens.
Plan of Erechtheion. View of the east side of the Temple.
Erechtheion: 1. View and details of the window. 2. View of the entablature of the west side. 3. Column of the antae. 4. Geison.
Erechtheion: 1. View of Ionic capital. 2 and 3. Section plans of the helix of Ionic capital. 4. Section plan of the capital. 5. Side view of Ionian capital. 6. Bottom view of Ionian capital. 7. Bottom view of Ionian capital at the corner.
1 and 2. View of capital and base of capital from Erechtheion, Athens. 3 and 4. Views of bases of columns from Erechtheion. 5. Ionian capital from Eleusis. 6 and 7. Capital and base of capital from the Theater of Marcellus, Rome. 7 and 9. Capital and base of the capital from the Temple of Portunus, Rome.