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This white marble temple is dedicated to Athena, the gardian goddess of Athens, bringing victory (Nike).
It is the smallest tempel to be found on the Acropolis.
The temple was erected in the 5th century BC at the height of the classical period of Greek architecture. The small temple is one of the most beautiful examples of architecture built in Ionic order.
The temple is situated on the edge of the steep rock of the Acropolis, with the city of Athens at its feet and the Aegean Sea in the distance....
Poseidonia, now Paestum located in Southern Italy. Photo of the Second Temple of Hera II or Poseidon/Nettuno built in the Doric order around 460–450 BC, stands adjacent to the first temple of Hera. It name still disputed to this day by scholars to be dedicated to Hera or Poseidon (Greek) / Neptune (Roman). Instead of the typical 20 flutes on each column as of the time, they have 24 flutes. The Temple of Hera II or Poseidon also has a wider colum
in size and smaller intervals between columns. To this day scholar have no reason, maybe in their new land of Magna Grecia they wanted to be different.
Still a Sight to see
The Temple of Olympian Zeus, also known as the Olympieion or Columns of the Olympian Zeus, is an ancient Greek temple dedicated to the king of the Olympian Gods, Zeus. Its about 1640 feet south of the Acropolis (Wikipedia), and can be easily seen from the top.
Wide angle image of the Parthenon as the sun sets. The Parthenon is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena during the fifth century BC. It is currently undergoing some restoration work to return it to its former glory.
"Famed English architect John Haviland designed many famous landmarks in Philadelphia. Born in Sussex, England, he apprenticed with fellow English architect James Elmes. Haviland left England in 1815 to further his career in Russia. He then left a year later in search of opportunities in America. Settling in Philadelphia, Haviland designed his most famous works here. These included the Eastern State Penitentiary, the Walnut Street Theatre, the Franklin Institute, and the First Presbyterian Church as well as St. Andrew’s Episcopal."
My childhood favorite ruin to visit every time I return to Italia I always come back. Poseidonia (In Ancient Greek: Ποσειδωνία), was one of Magna Gracea greatest, and one of the most impressive settlement, amazingly preserve in its true original beauty. In view are two of three Doric Column Temples, they are the 1st and 2nd Temples of Hera
City remained prosperous during the early years of the Roman Empire; than called Paestum. But the city eventually was abandoned and remained unknown due to silting up of the mouth of the Silarus River, Some say due to the eruption of Vesuvius, for the est. time of abandonment and eruption fall in line. This silting eventually created a malarial infested swamp and the city remained unknown and buried under silt until the 1800s.
The magnificence of this city is the level of preservation from the city's entire defensive walls & gates of Greek origin are still fully intact to three beautiful temples, and a theater
One more bonus, it's quite off the beaten path of Tourist, That makes it even more enjoyable.
Magna Grecia at its best, best it's off the beaten path. Built in the Doric column style that was most popular in the Archaic period of (750–480 BC) in mainland Greece, and also found in Magna Greacia (Southern Italy)
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It was built in 161 AD by the Athenian magnate Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife, Aspasia Annia Regilla.
It was originally a steep-sloped theater with a three-story stone front wall and a wooden roof made of expensive cedar of Lebanon timber.
It was used as a venue for music concerts with a capacity of 5,000. It lasted intact until it was destroyed and left in ruins by the Heruli in 267 AD.
The Oia Caldera is an amazing place, the views and the architecture is simply brilliant. I think the best part is the traditional architecture still being maintained and cherished to this day.
- at Santorini, Greece.
This place has a total historic, architectural, island-life vibes. I was here for a while, but it kept raining very fast and was cloudy for the entire afternoon. And, suddenly just in time for the sunset, between the clouds sun showed up maybe for a few minutes and this scene appeared. I guess, I just got lucky.
- at Pyrgos, Greece
Alot of blue and white on this Greek island and the complimented by the legendary Greek architecture. This place is simply breathtaking.
- at Oia, Santorini.
The Philadelphia Art Museum, aka "The Parthenon on the Parkway," because of its Greek temple design. This tympanum of this part of the museum features ten free-standing figures, mythological Greek gods and goddesses signifying sacred and profane love. The tympanum is seventy-feet wide at its base above the supporting columns, and rises to twelve feet in height at the center. It was designed by C. Paul Jennewein.
I did not get all of it in the shot due to a series of wedding parties posing in front of the museum, thwarting my efforts for a clean shot. I had to edit out the griffins- see below.
On a hill just outside the site of the ancient city of Segesta lies an unusually well preserved Doric temple. It is thought to have been built in the 420s BC by an Athenian architect, despite the city not having a large Greek population. The temple has six by fourteen columns on a base measuring 21 by 56 meters, on a platform three steps high. Several elements suggest that the temple was never finished. The columns have not been fluted as they normally would have been in a Doric temple and there are still bosses present in the blocks of the base (used for lifting the blocks into place but then normally removed). The temple also lacks a cella, any ornamentation, altar or deity dedication, and was never roofed over. The temple escaped destruction by the Carthaginians in the late 5th century.
The Doric Columns at Harlow Carr Gardens were originally built in 1835 at the Spa Rooms in Harrogate. After being dismantled in 1939, they were intended to be used in a Grecian Temple at Harlow Carr but in 1964 were erected in their former design.
The Doric column represents one of the five orders of classical architecture and is a defining feature in today's Neo-classical style buildings. Doric is one of the earliest and most simple of the Classical Orders set down in ancient Greece.
The Parthenon Temple at the Acropolis (constructed between 447 BC and 438 BC) has become an iconic example of the Doric column style.
[I will be away from Flickr for a few weeks - "see" you all soon]
A Dream Away
We all dream of our own private get-a-way location where we can just let life pass us by. A place were we can be alone with our own thoughts without distraction our own Shangri-La. It's not that I don't like our reality, I just prefer not to stay very long in that one place in time. May your special Shangri-La be as pleasant.
The Pulgas Water Temple, Redwood City, California, USA, designed by architect William G. Merchant.
Corinthian columns lit from below strike a dramatic pose at San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts.
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Dusk In The Countryside! On the road from Fira to Pyrgos, there is this place, I was hunting the shot of sunset of the caldera view, Somehow, it wasn't my day. Reached wrong places at the right time and vice versa. But at the dusk, I had a beautiful colors and an Island country-side views. Easily one of the most beautiful Evenings of my life.
- at Santorini, Greece.
The island of Delos near the island of Mykonos is located in the Cyclades archipelago The island is one of the most important mythological, historical, and archaeological sites in Greece. The excavations in the island are among the most extensive in the Mediterranean; ongoing work takes place under the direction of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades, and many of the artifacts found are on display at the Archaeological Museum of Delos and the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
Delos had a position as a holy sanctuary for a millennium before Olympian Greek mythology made it the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis. From its Sacred Harbour, the horizon shows the three conical mounds that have identified landscapes sacred to a goddess (presumably Athena) - in other sites: one, retaining its Pre-Greek name Mount Cynthus, is crowned with a sanctuary of Zeus.
In 1990, UNESCO inscribed Delos on the World Heritage List, citing its exceptional archaeological site which "conveys the image of a great cosmopolitan Mediterranean port", its influence on the development of Greek architecture, and its sacred importance throughout Ancient Greece.
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Got myself in a dream while watching the sail of an hypothetical greek boat floating on imaginary waters. In fact, it is a gorgeously crafted architectural concept, in an original greek vintage but wonderful architecture. Good thing, there's a shadow, as a symbol, within the frame. I thought it is some miracle - in fact it was just my reflection. My heart is still there, on the old greek boat, in the Cyclades...
Twilight Time in Athens
Better on Black Press "L"
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George Dalaras "Omorfi Poli"
A very big thank-you from my heart to my dear friend for taking me to this spot to photograph the Acropolis during the blue hour and for all your guidance. I just hope I can do justice to all that you took the time to do for me. So very little was done in the processing of this. You told me you were late but I think you were right on time. I have this memory of an enchanting twilight in Athens.
My very dear friends made my stay in Athens a journey of a lifetime and not a day goes by without me reminiscing about my time there.
Magna Grecia at its best, best it's off the beaten path. Built in the Doric column style that was most popular in the Archaic period of (750–480 BC) in mainland Greece, and also found in Magna Greacia (Southern Italy)
Magna Grecia at its best, best it's off the beaten path. Built in the Doric Capitol style, that was most popular in the Archaic period of (750–480 BC) in mainland Greece, and also found in Magna Greacia (Southern Italy)
The island of Delos near the island of Mykonos is located in the Cyclades archipelago The island is one of the most important mythological, historical, and archaeological sites in Greece. The excavations in the island are among the most extensive in the Mediterranean; ongoing work takes place under the direction of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades, and many of the artifacts found are on display at the Archaeological Museum of Delos and the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
Delos had a position as a holy sanctuary for a millennium before Olympian Greek mythology made it the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis. From its Sacred Harbour, the horizon shows the three conical mounds that have identified landscapes sacred to a goddess (presumably Athena) - in other sites: one, retaining its Pre-Greek name Mount Cynthus, is crowned with a sanctuary of Zeus.
In 1990, UNESCO inscribed Delos on the World Heritage List, citing its exceptional archaeological site which "conveys the image of a great cosmopolitan Mediterranean port", its influence on the development of Greek architecture, and its sacred importance throughout Ancient Greece.
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© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.
An atmospheric image from Emporio, Santorini, featuring a weathered stone structure with a rustic window and a bell tower in the distance. The interplay of light and shadow creates a moody and timeless ambiance.
Penshaw Monument officially The Earl of Durham's Monument, is a folly built in 1844 on Penshaw Hill between the districts of Washington and Houghton-le-Spring, within the City of Sunderland, North East England. It is dedicated to John Lambton (1792–1840), 1st Earl of Durham and the first Governor of the Province of Canada
The Doric tetrastyle monument is 30 metres (98 ft) long, 16 metres (52 ft) wide and 20 metres (66 ft) high. The columns are each 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) in diameter. It was designed by John and Benjamin Green and built by Thomas Pratt of Sunderland, based on the Doric order.
Resting on the columns is the entablature which itself can be split into three main parts. The architrave, the main spanning beam across the tops of the pillars. Above the architrave is the frieze, the central patterned section. Then the cornice is the upper part which projects outwards. Finally, the pediments are the triangular facings at each end of the Monument. One of the pillars contains a spiral staircase to a walkway around the top of the monument.
The Monument is made of gritstone from the Marquess of Londonderry's quarries on the east coast. Steel pins and brackets were used to hold the stone blocks in place
One of my most favorite structures in the world. Located in the mesmerizing location near the Garni Gorge in Kotayk province of Armenia, this Greek style architectural marvel dates back to 3rd century BC.
Originally built for Tennessee's 1897 Centennial Exposition, this replica of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece serves as a monument to what is considered the pinnacle of classical architecture. The plaster replicas of the Parthenon Marbles found in the Naos are direct casts of the original sculptures, which adorned the pediments of the Athenian Parthenon dating back to 438 B.C. The originals of these powerful fragments are housed in the British Museum in London (Nashville Parks & Recreation Dept. 2018).
The Acropolis...one of the wold's greatest and most influential architectural creations!
The caryatids - statues serving as columns - are replicas. Five of the original ones are housed in the brand new and amazing Acropolis Museum. The sixth one was removed by Lord Elgin in the early 19th century and is now in the British Museum in London.
One of the guards saw me sketching and warned it was forbidden to use watercolour, apparently because of the danger of polluting the stones!@? I managed to convince her that watercolour is quite harmless.
Pigmentliner and watercolour on notebook 14 x 27
Looking up at the decorative dome in the Rotunda at the Palace of the Fine Arts, San Francisco.
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Above the modern town rises the acropolis of Lindos, a natural citadel which was fortified successively by the Greeks, the Romans, the Byzantines, the Knights of St John and the Ottomans. This makes the site difficult to excavate and interpret archaeologically. The acropolis has views of the surrounding harbours and coastline.
On the acropolis of Lindos today parts of the following buildings may still be seen:
The Doric Temple of Athena Lindia, dating from about 300 BC, built on the site of an earlier temple. Inside the temple is the table of offerings and the base of the cult statue of Athena.
The Propylaea of the Sanctuary, also dating from the 4th century BC. A monumental staircase leads to a D-shaped stoa and a wall with five door openings.
The Hellenistic stoa with lateral projecting wings, dating from about 200 BC. The stoa was 87 metres long and consisted of 42 columns.
The well-known relief of a Rhodian trireme (warship) cut into the rock at the foot of the steps leading to the acropolis. On the bow stood a statue of General Hagesander, the work of the sculptor Pythokritos. The relief dates from about 180 BC.
The Hellenistic staircase (2nd century BC) leading to the main archaeological area of the acropolis.
Remains of a Roman temple, possibly dedicated to the Emperor Diocletian and dating from about 300 AD.
The Acropolis is surrounded by a Hellenistic wall contemporary with the Propylaea and the stairway leading to the entrance to the site. A Roman inscription says that the wall and square towers were repaired at the expense of P Aelius Hagetor, the priest of Athena in the 2nd century AD.
The Castle of the Knights of St John, built some time before 1317 on the foundations of older Byzantine fortifications. The walls and towers follow the natural conformation of the cliff. A pentagonal tower on the south side commanded the harbour, the settlement and the road from the south of the island. There was a large round tower on the east facing the sea and two more, one round and the other on a corner, on the northeast side of the enceinte. Today one of the towers at the southwest corner and one to the west survive.
The Greek Orthodox Church of St John, dating from the 13th or 14th century and built on the ruins of a previous church, which may have been built as early as the 6th century.