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The Acropolis of Athens (Ancient Greek: ἡ Ἀκρόπολις τῶν Ἀθηνῶν, romanized: hē Akropolis tōn Athēnōn; Modern Greek: Ακρόπολη Αθηνών, romanized: Akrópoli Athinón) is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens, Greece, and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historical significance ...
Ancient Greek architecture of the most formal type, for temples and other public buildings, is divided stylistically into three Classical orders, first described by the Roman architectural writer Vitruvius. These are: the Doric order, the Ionic order, and the Corinthian order, the names reflecting their regional origins within the Greek world.
Temples in ancient Athens (1 C, 27 P) Pages in category "Ancient Greek buildings and structures in Athens" The following 58 pages are in this category, out of 58 total.
Heruli pirates sacked Athens in 276, and destroyed most of the public buildings there, including the Parthenon. [102] Repairs were made in the fourth century AD, possibly during the reign of Julian the Apostate. [103] A new wooden roof overlaid with clay tiles was installed to cover the sanctuary.
The Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens, (174 BC–132 AD), with the Parthenon (447–432 BC) in the background. This list of ancient Greek temples covers temples built by the Hellenic people from the 6th century BC until the 2nd century AD on mainland Greece and in Hellenic towns in the Aegean Islands, Asia Minor, Sicily and Italy ("Magna Graecia"), wherever there were Greek colonies, and the ...
The Stoa Poikile (Ancient Greek: ἡ ποικίλη στοά, hē poikílē stoá) or Painted Portico was a Doric stoa (a covered walkway or portico) erected around 460 BC on the north side of the Ancient Agora of Athens. It was one of the most famous sites in ancient Athens, owing its fame to the paintings and war-booty displayed within it and ...
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The megaron (/ ˈ m ɛ ɡ ə ˌ r ɒ n /; Ancient Greek: μέγαρον, , pl.: megara / ˈ m ɛ ɡ ər ə /) was the great hall in very early Mycenean and ancient Greek palace complexes. [1] Architecturally, it was a rectangular hall that was supported by four columns, fronted by an open, two-columned portico , and had a central, open hearth ...