Athens (1524 Subjects)
Plan of the Temple of Hephaestus (Thiseion) in Athens. East view of the temple.
Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Athens: Bottom view of the peristyle and pronaos, together with details of the ceiling.
Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Athens: 1. Elevation of the east side of the temple. On the metopes the Twelve Labours of Heracles. 2. Section plan of the metopes and the friezes of the temple. 3. The east (the battle of Theseus and the Pallantides) and west frieze (Centauromachy) of the temple.
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.
West view of Erechtheion.
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.
The Caryatides, Erechtheion: 1. South view. 2. Entablature at the corner. 3. Crepidoma and base of the column. 4. Bottom view of the ceiling.
Choregic monument of Lysicrates: 1. Plan of the base. 2. Plan of the ceiling.
View of the Choregic monument of Lysicrates.
Section plan of the Choregic monument of Lysicrates.
Map of Athens and its environs.
The Choregic monument of Thrasyllus (Panagia Spiliotissa), Athens.
The Horologion of Andronikos Kyrristos (Tower of the Winds), Athens.
The Gate of Athena Archegetis (mod. Pazaroporta), Athens.
The Monument of Philopappus, Athens
The ruins of Hadrian's Library, Athens.
The Arch of Hadrian, Athens. In the background the Temple of Olympia Zeus.
The Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens.
Bridge over Ilissus river, Athens. In the background the site of the Panathenaic Stadium.
The Aqueduct of Hadrian (Dexameni), Athens.
Gate of Athena Archegetis (mod. Pazaroporta), Athens: Elevation of the monument. Elevation of the capitals and the entablature.
1. - 4. Hadrian's Library, Athens: plan of the west side of the monument. Elevation of the west side. Elevation of entablature. Bottom view and details of the ceiling. 5. Plan of the site of the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens.