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North Porch of Erechtheion
N. side of Erechtheion, Ionic columns (scrollwork capitals, taller and more slender-looking than Doric columns).
The Erechtheion is an unusual building on the Acropolis of Athens built to contain several sacred objects and ancient shrines, including the olive tree of Athena, the saltwater spring of Poseidon, and the tomb of Kekrops.
©2005 E. Brundige.
Illustration for my travel blog, Ancient Greece Odyssey: A Traveller's Journal.
North Porch of Erechtheion
N. side of Erechtheion, Ionic columns (scrollwork capitals, taller and more slender-looking than Doric columns).
The Erechtheion is an unusual building on the Acropolis of Athens built to contain several sacred objects and ancient shrines, including the olive tree of Athena, the saltwater spring of Poseidon, and the tomb of Kekrops.
©2005 E. Brundige.
Illustration for my travel blog, Ancient Greece Odyssey: A Traveller's Journal.