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Pericles decided to rebuild the Acropolis (the building atop the Parethenon) and create new buildings. Pericles hired the best architects and sculptors for the project of rebuilding the Acropolis. The Acropolis brought Greek architecture to the highest point. Another one of Greek's most magnificent work was the Parthenon, on top of the highest point of the Parthenon was the Acropolis. The Parthenon is a temple for the goddess Athena, the temple is made of fine marble. Inside the Parthenon was the statue of Athena, at 40 feet(12m), it is made of wood, ivory, and gold, it is as high as a four-story building.
sTATUE OF ATHENA
The statue was a hollow construction with a wooden armature that supported the outer surfaces of the golden drapery, and the ivory flesh of Athena . The Parthenon main function was to provide shelter for the monumental chryselephantine statue of Athena that was created by Pheidias and dedicated in 438 BCE. The statue stood approximately 9 or 11 meters (around 40 ft.) tall. It has not survived to our day, but we have enough accounts of its existence along with a number of smaller marble copies, including the one on exhibit at the National Museum of Athens.
Temple of Zues, Olympia
Commemoration- a service, celebration, etc. in memory of a person or event.
Gable- the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof. Inscribed- to write, print, mark, or engrave (words,characters, etc.). |
The massive temple of Zeus, the most important building in the Altis, standing in its very centre, is the largest temple in the Peloponnese, considered by many to be the perfect example of Doric architecture. It was built by the Eleans from the leftovers of the Triphylian war and dedicated to Zeus. Construction for the Temple of Zeus began c. 470 and was completed before 456 BC, when an inscribed block was let into the east gable to support a gold shield dedicated by the Spartans in commemoration of their victory at Tanagra. The architect was Libon of Elis. This temple honors the Olympian god Zeus.
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DELPHI
Tripod- a three-legged stand for supporting a camera or other apparatus.
Sanctuary-a place of refuge or safety Incomprehensible- not able to be understood; not intelligible |
Delphi was inhabited since Mycenaean times (14th - 11th c. B.C.) by small settlements who were dedicated to the Mother Earth deity. The worship of Apollo as the god of light, harmony, and order was established between the 11th and 9th centuries. Slowly over the next five centuries the sanctuary grew in size and importance. During the 8th c. B.C. Delphi became internationally known for the Oracular powers of Pythia--the priestess who sat on a tripod, inhaled ethylene gasses, and muttered incomprehensible words that foretold the future.
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THE ODEON
Imitated- a thing intended to simulate or copy something else.
Interior-being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward center |
According to: www.livius.org/ia
in/influence/influence03.html it states,"This was built by Perciles order. It is not surprising that the pavilion was used as a piece of scenery or/and music room. After all, Athens had been sacked and emergency accommodation and temporary buildings are to be expected. Besides, the pavilion of Xerxes was not a family tent, but a portable palace." |
The Odeon, or music room, which in its interior was full of seats and ranges of pillars, and outside had its roof made to slope and descend from one single point at the top, was constructed, in imitation of the king of Persia's pavilion.
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Temple of posideon
Helmsman- a person who steers a ship or boat.
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According to:http://www.sacred-destinations.com/greece/temple-of-poseidon-sounio, it states, "The dramatic coastal location of Soúnio (Cape Sounion) in southern Attica was an ideal spot for a Temple of Poseidon, god of the sea. Standing atop cliffs overlooking the Aegean Sea, the marble temple has served as a landmark for sailors from ancient times to today."
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In Ancient times. The "sanctuary of Sounion" is first mentioned in the Odyssey, as the place where Menelaus stopped during his return from Troy to bury his helmsman, Phrontes Onetorides.
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