This diagram labels all the parts (in German) of the entablature that is part of the Parthenon. The diagram is a copy of Ludwig Peter Fenger’s work. The Parthenon is the temple that dominates the hill of the Acropolis at Athens. Built in the mid-5th century BC, it was dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena. This early 1900s diagram shows a corner of the Parthenon area with stone panels called metopes that were separated from one another by triglyphs. The scenes were mythological and legendary. To paint the sections, the ancients melted color dyes into a hot wax solution and then applied it to
This diagram labels all the parts (in German) of the entablature that is part of the Parthenon. The diagram is a copy of Ludwig Peter Fenger’s work. The Parthenon is the temple that dominates the hill of the Acropolis at Athens. Built in the mid-5th century BC, it was dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena. This early 1900s diagram shows a corner of the Parthenon area with stone panels called metopes that were separated from one another by triglpyhs. The scenes were mythological and legendary. To paint the sections, the ancients melted color dyes into a hot wax solution and then applied it to the stone surfaces that had been carved and smoothed. The Parthenon was dedicated to Athena, the goddess of wisdom and war. Work began on the Parthenon in 447 and continued until 432 It stood on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, and dates to the time of the renowned Athenian statesman and general Pericles. Parthenos (“Athena the Virgin”). The temple is generally considered to be the culmination of the development of the Doric order, the simplest of the three Classical Greek architectural orders.
Size: 3960px × 4698px
Photo credit: © Ivy Close Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
Keywords: 400s, 430s, 440s, 5th, acropolis, age, ancient, athena, athenian, athens, bc, century, column, columns, diagram, doric, goddess, golden, greece, greek, labels, metopes, myth, mythology, order, parthenon, pericles, religion, temple, triglyphs, worship
