Work: Parthenon

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• Work Parthenon
• Architect Iktinos Kallikrates
• Style Greek
• Date BCE 432
• The single greatest building constructed during
  the Greek Classical period. Built as a temple to
  worship Athena who was the patron goddess of the
  city of Athens. The architects of the Parthenon
  intended the brilliant white marble to be the
  ultimate expression of Athens grandeur. Even in
  ruins, it crowns the Acropolis. The Parthenon
  remained relatively intact until 1687 when it was
  severely damaged in an explosion.

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Acropolis (Athens, Greece)
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The Parthenon was the largest temple on the
Acropolis
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The Parthenon is a Doric Temple, so named because
of the style/order of column used in its
construction.
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The Parthenon required nine years to construct
and is made almost completely of Pentelic marble
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The corner columns are placed closer together
because of the added weight on the corner columns
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Parthenon was built without mortar
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Doric Columns
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• Fluted sectional columns

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The Parthenon is 60 meters in length, 30 meters
wide and 18 meters in height.
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A Doric temple has 8 columns on each end and 17
along each side.
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The cella (enclosed room) contained the treasury
and the sanctuary of Athena
Floor Plan
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A 12 meter tall statue of the goddess Athena
stood in the cella
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• In ancient Greece Athena was the goddess of the
  arts, wisdom righteous warfare

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The Parthenon today remains an empty shell.
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Tate Gallery of Art (London, U.K.)
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US Supreme Court Building (Washington, D.C.)
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Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.)
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