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Vocabulary

Parthenon Athena frieze procession

Amphora caryatid Acropolis

They have three main columns. The Doric, Ionic and the Corinthian.

GREEK ARCHITECTURE

The Parthenon and the Acropolis 447-432 B.C., Athens

Parthenon, 447-432 B.C., Athens.

Plan of the Acropolis of Athens.

Second Bank of the United States, Philadelphia, 1824.

Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.

Modern house inspired by Greek architecture

Girard National Bank, Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Porch of the Maidens (Caryatid porch) of the Erechtheion, Acropolis,

ca 410 bce (the 2nd largest building on the

Acropolis)

Side view of the Erechtheion and the porch with Ionic

columns

The Temple of Athena Nike (Victory) at the Acropolis. The capital style in this building is Ionic, the second style of the

three main architectural orders of ancient Greece.

Corner of the "Basilica" at Paestum, Italy. This Doric style

structure is from c.550 bce.

The display gallery holding the actual marbles collected by Lord Elgin from the Parthenon

These are called the Elgin Marbles. It was the frieze that went around the inner wall of the Greek Parthenon. They are named the Elgin

marbles for the British scholar who took them out of the Parthenon and brought them to England.

These carvings go the whole way around the room and show different scenes of the Precession to Athena. It was like a parade that went through the town of Athena in honor of the goddess Athena. It ended at her temple, the Parthenon, where gifts were laid at the feet of her statue.

Here people are shown bringing a bull which will probably be sacrificed.

The section to the right of me shows men on horses that are rearing up. That particular section is in our art history book.

Horsemen from the Procession on the Ionic frieze on the north side,

ca 440 bce (sculptor: Phidias)Detail of the Procession in the Ionic frieze on the east side: Marshals and

Young Women

These figures came from a section under the peak of the roof. Each end of the building had carved figures like these. They are supposed to be carvings of the Greek gods. The tallest one would have been in the peak. The frieze was found on the wall behind the outer set of columns.

These lovely ladies were from the other side of the triangular area.

GREEK VASESAMPHORAS have two handles and a narrow neck. See if you can

find some.

In the museum I visited in London there were rooms with walls that were lined with Greek amphoras.

Look at the wonderful patterns and designs. I was in art heaven!

So much to see.

Playing board gamesTrojan War

Olympic races

Geometric style

People with horses.

A rocky hill in Athens, which is considered the "Sacred Rock," the most important site of the ancient city.

A monumental temple for the goddess Athena built on the Acropolis in Athens between 447 and 432 B.C

ACROPOLIS: A rocky hill in Athens, which is considered the "Sacred Rock," the most important site of the ancient city.PARTHENON: A monumental temple for the goddess Athena built on the Acropolis in Athens between 447 and 432 B.C

A supporting column sculptured in the form of a draped female figure

CARYATID: A supporting column sculptured in the form of a draped female figure

A two handled vase with a narrow neck usually used to carry liquids.

an amphora!

Amphora: A two handled vase with a narrow neck usually used to carry liquids

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THE MEN OF GREECETHEY BUILT THE PARTHENON

THEY PUT A FRIEZE AROUND IT FOR ATHENA WHEN SHE’S GONE

THEIR AMPHORA’S HAD NARROW NECKSAND TWO HANDLES ON BOTH SIDES

THEY FILLED THEM UP WITH OLIVE OILAND USED THEM AS A PRIZE