Athens Acropolis: Parthenon
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Athens Acropolis: Parthenon
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The temple of Maiden Athena, Acropolis of Athens
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Phidias (Athenian architect, sculptor, and painter, ca. 490-430 BCE)
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Iktinos (Athenian architect, active 5th century BCE)
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Kallikrates (Greek architect, active 5th century BCE)
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Athens, Periféreia Protevoúsis, Greece
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Greece
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ca. 480-393 BCE (creation)
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5th century BCE
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Architecture and City Planning
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Classical
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Greek (ancient)
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Greek (ancient)
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Limestone foundation
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white marble
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carving (processes)
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construction
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West front of the Parthenon, According to inscriptions as well as the writings of Plutarch, Kallikrates designed the Temple of Athena Nike on the Athenian Acropolis. There is also suggestion that he was the designer of the Ionic elements of the Parthenon.
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Javier Gomez
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Javier Gomez
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© Javier Gomez
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Texas Tech University Libraries
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Phidias (Athenian architect, sculptor, and painter, ca. 490-430 BCE), Iktinos (Athenian architect, active 5th century BCE), and Kallikrates (Greek architect, active 5th century BCE), “Athens Acropolis: Parthenon”, Arch Design Images, accessed June 2, 2024, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/archlib/item/37967