Clipart illustrations of ancient Greek architecture. Greek architecture is most noted for their use of columns and for being the first civilization that constructed for art as well as functionality.
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Order, Ionic
"Ionic order. From the Temple of Athene (Minerva) at Priene." —D'Anvers, 1895... |
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Parthenon
"The Parthenon is a celebrated temple at Athens, consecrated to Athena or Minerva, the protectress of the city, built on an elevated rock near the Acropolis, and has always been regarded as the most e... |
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Parthenon
"West Front of the Parthenon (Restoration)" — Morey, 1903... |
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Parthenon restored
"The Parthenon stood on this highest part of the Acropolis, near its centre, and probably occupied the site of an earlier temple destroyed by the Persians. It was entirely of Pentelic marble, on a ru... |
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Parthenon, modern
"The Athenians, on their return to Attica, after the defeat of the Persians, found their city ruined and their country desolate." — Smith, 1882... |
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Pediment
Carved pediment rinceau from one of the "Sidon" sarcophagi at Constantinopole.... |
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Pediment
"The "Three Fates" from the Parthenon Pediment" — Morey, 1903... |
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Pergamum
"The Great Altar at Pergamum (Restoration)" — Morey, 1903... |
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Pillar in the Erechtheum at Athens, Ionic Order
The Ionic order was indebted for its earlier development to western Asiatic influence, notably to that of Persepolis; but its maturer beauties are to be attributed to a Doric source. Its main features... |
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Pillar, Corinthian
A greek pillar or corinthian design.... |
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Polygonal Masonry
Polygonal masonry is a technique of stone construction of the ancient Mediterranean world. True polygonal masonry may be defined as a technique wherein the visible surfaces of the stones are dressed w... |
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Porch, Caryatid
"Caryatid Porch of the Erechtheium." —D'Anvers, 1895... |
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Porch_Maidens
"Porch of the Maidens (Caryatides)" — Morey, 1903... |
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Poseidon Temple
"Temple of Poseidon at Paestum." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910... |
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Pronaos
"Sectional Elevation of the Pronaos of a Hexastyle-peripteral Temple." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893... |
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Propylea restored
"A. Pinacotheca, B. Temple of Nike Apteros, C. Pedestal of Agrippa, D. Road leading to the central entrace, E. Central enterance, F. Hail corresponding to the Pinacotheca." — Smith, 1882... |
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Sepulchral_Columns
"The Sepulchral Columns were of various forms, as is shown by the three specimens in the annexed cut." — Smith, 1873.... |
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Sepulchral_Heroon
"The following example of Sepulchral Heroon will give a general idea of monuments of this kind." — Smith, 1873.... |
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Sepulchral_Stelai
"The Sepulchral Stelai were frequently ornamented with a kind of arabesque work." — Smith, 1873.... |
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Temple at Assus
Temple at Assus, Greece.... |
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Temple of Aegina
The front elevation of the Temple of Aegina, restored.... |
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Temple of Jupiter
Temple of Jupiter at Olympia.... |
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Temple of Neptune
An ancient Greek temple devoted to the god Neptune.... |
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Temple Plans, Greek
A, in antis; B, prostyle; C, amphiprostyle; D, peripteral (The Parthenon); N, Naos; O, Opisthodomus; S, statue.... |
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Temple_Aegina
"West Front of Temple at Aegina" — Morey, 1903... |