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The Acropolis of Athens

The Acropolis of Athens

The Acropolis of Athens, the highest part of the city dominatutto the rest of the polis, already existed as the seat of the Mycenaean age palazzoregio. Then began to fortify and enrich the acropolis conedifici and sacred temples, up to a clear differentiation Agora centrodella maximum civil activity. With Pericles the Acropolis reaches proprioapogeo of splendor.

The first building to be built by Pericles ilPartenone, wonderful temple dedicated to Athena Parthenos. The will was diPericle to want to pay tribute to propitiate the goddess scontrocon the Persians and also to sanction the military and civil powers in Athens.

Among the characters that contributed most modoall'edificazione the Parthenon there was Phidias, the great sculptor greek. Nel500 was born in Athens and became the apprentice of two great sculptors and atelieruscì by their very prepared in terms of bronze and marble sculpture.
Called by Pericles to participate in the creation of the Parthenon began unfrenetico work, both as project manager and as a sculptor nellarappresentazione the Athena Parthenos, gold and ivory. To enter the acropolis

iPropilei you had to pass, monumental gateway to the upper town. The
propylaea consist of a central body of six Doric columns sullefacciate side and the interior is divided into two halls, which has a nave quellooccidentale bigger. Propylaea stands next to the temple diAthena Nike, victory, a temple in antis, with six Ionic columns sullafacciata in front of the naos, the only cell of the temple.

the Erechtheion the Acropolis there was also a edificiosacro complex, consisting of an Ionic temple with six columns, and in the southern side of the temple of the Lodge of the kora, the entablature, where are those female sostituitefigure caryatids.

Acropolis