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Doric entablature from the north side of the wall of the Acropolis of Athens: Elevation, section plans and bottom view.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Plans and drawings, Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion)

Temple of Hephaestus (Thiseion), Athens. Details of the Capital of the Opisthodomos: Fig. 1: Elevation of the capital to a scale of two inches to a foot. 2. Section of the same to half the full size. 3. The annulets to the full size.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Plans and drawings, Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion)

Temple of Hephaestus (Thiseion), Athens: Plan of the lacunaria.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Plans and drawings, Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion)

Elevations, section plans and plans of funerary monuments from Alinda (today Karpuzlu), Asia Minor.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Funerary monuments, Karpuzlu / anc. Alinda – Alexandria by Latmus, Necropolis of Alinda, Plans and drawings, Turkey

Ancient Theater of Syracuse. Details: Fig. 1 represents the plan of the steps leading from the diazoma to the cuneus. Fig. 2: Section and elevation of ditto, thus brought together in order to explain more clearly the relative situation of the parts Fig. 3: Section through the podium of the diazoma, with the cornice restored.

Tags: Ancient theatre of Syracuse, Ancient theatres, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Italy, Plans and drawings, Sicily, Southern Italy, Syracuse

Plan of the ancient theater at Syracuse, Sicily.

Tags: Ancient theatre of Syracuse, Ancient theatres, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Italy, Plans and drawings, Sicily, Southern Italy, Syracuse

Ancient theatre of Dodoni: Fig. 1: Plan of the Theatre. Fig. 2: Elevation and section of the lower diazoma; the section in the corner shews more at large the profile of the small detail AA in the elevation. Fig. 3: Elevation and section of the upper diazoma. Fig. 4: Section through the uppermost corridor.

Tags: Ancient theatre of Dodoni, Ancient theatres, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Dodoni, Epirus, Greece, Plans and drawings

Ancient theatre of Epidaurus: Theatre in the grove of Aesculapius near Epidaurus. Fig. 1: Plan of the diazoma. Fig. 2: Elevation and section of the diazoma and some of the seats above and below it [...] Fig. 3: The coping to the diverging enclosure wall of the coilon, which followed the inclined line of the wall. Fig. 4: Application of a fragment found within the sacred precinct. The parts restored are the plinths, columns and architrave; the cornice and pedimental ornament are of one piece of marble beautifully sculptured in low relief, and now much destroyed. Fig. 5 and 6: Plan and section of a reservoir or fountain, built of fine large blocks of stone covered with a thick and strong cement.

Tags: Ancient theatre of Epidaurus, Ancient theatres, Architecture and built environment, Argolis, Art and antiquities, Epidaurus, Greece, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings

Ancient theatre of Epidaurus: Plan.

Tags: Ancient theatre of Epidaurus, Ancient theatres, Architecture and built environment, Argolis, Art and antiquities, Epidaurus, Greece, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings

Plan of ancient theater.

Tags: Ancient theatres, Plans and drawings

Tholos tomb of Mycenae (Treasury of Atreus): Reconstruction.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Argolis, Art and antiquities, Funerary monuments, Greece, Mycenae, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Tholos tomb of Mycenae (Treasury of Atreus)

Tholos tomb of Mycenae (Treasury of Atreus). Details of the front: Subterranean chamber at Mycenae. Details. Fig. 1 is of green marble, and still remains on the spot, immediately outside the avenue leading to the door. Fig. 2. Elevation of ditto, with part of the shaft of the column. Fig. 3. Detail of part of the ornament of the base developed at large. Fig. 4: Small fragment supposed to belong to the capital. Fig. 5: Part of the ornament of the shaft of column developed at large. Fig. 6: Plan of the upper part of the shaft. Fig. 7: Small fragment of white marble. Fig. 8: Small fragment of white marble, in the restoration applied as the parapet of the wall. Fig. 9: Fragment of green marble. Fig. 10: Fragment of red marble. The angle produced by two of the sides, corresponds precisely with the angles formed by the lines of the opening above the entrance, and which coincidence has therefore afforded authority for the introduction in the restored elevation of a basso-relievo.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Argolis, Art and antiquities, Funerary monuments, Greece, Mycenae, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Tholos tomb of Mycenae (Treasury of Atreus)

Tholos tomb of Mycenae (Treasury of Atreus): Section of tholos.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Argolis, Art and antiquities, Funerary monuments, Greece, Mycenae, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Tholos tomb of Mycenae (Treasury of Atreus)

Tholos tomb of Mycenae (Treasury of Atreus): Subterranean chamber at Mycenae. Plan of the subterraneous chamber. Fig. 2 represents the plan of the supercilium or architrave over the door. Fig. 3, shews the plan of the same architrave on the step. Conduit and emissary at Tusculum near Rome.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Argolis, Art and antiquities, Funerary monuments, Greece, Mycenae, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Tholos tomb of Mycenae (Treasury of Atreus)

Tholos tomb of Mycenae (Treasury of Atreus): Entrance.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Argolis, Art and antiquities, Costume - Hats and headwear, Funerary monuments, Greece, Human types, Mycenae, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Tholos tomb of Mycenae (Treasury of Atreus), Views

Elevation, section and plan of tower of fortress at Argolis (on the route to Tripoli). Section of tower at the Arcadian Gate of ancient Messene. Elevations and plans of two other towers.

Tags: Ancient Messene, Arcadian Gate of ancient Messene, Architecture and built environment, Argolis, Art and antiquities, Fortification tower (Argolis), Greece, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Walls of Messene

Arcadian Gate of ancient Messene: Fig. 1. Plan of the gate. Fig. 2. View of the interior. Fig. 3. and Fig. 4. Elevation and section plan of the niche at the interior. Fig. 5. and Fig. 6. Geisa of the niche. Fig. 7. Plan of tower. Fig. 8. Reconstruction of the interior gate.

Tags: Ancient Messene, Arcadian Gate of ancient Messene, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Greece, Messenia, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Walls of Messene

Temple of Apollo at Bassae: The Lacunaria.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Bassae, Doric order, Figaleia, Greece, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Temple of Apollo Epicurius (Bassae)

Temple of Apollo at Bassae. Corinthian order and other details: Fig. 1: Base of the Corinthian order. Fig. 2: Profile of the torus traced from the original. [...]

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Bassae, Doric order, Figaleia, Greece, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Temple of Apollo Epicurius (Bassae)

Temple of Apollo at Bassae. Details of the Ionic order of the interior. Fig. 1: Plan of the one of the attached Ionic columns with the various projections of the mouldings of the base. Fig. 2: Elevation of the preceding figures. [...] Fig. 3: Elevation of the front of the lower frustum and base of the Ionic columns. Fig. 4: Section to the fourth of the original size of the torus of the base, by which is shewn the peculiar section of the bottom of the flute. Fig. 5: Plan of three of the flutes at large. Fig. 6: Capital and upper part of the shaft. Fig. 7: Plan of the flutes at large. Fig. 8: Plan of the top of the capital. Fig. 9: Detail of the apothesis, fillet and astragal. Fig. 10: Perpendicular section through the eye of the volutes.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Bassae, Doric order, Figaleia, Greece, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Temple of Apollo Epicurius (Bassae)

Temple of Apollo at Bassae: Longitudinal section through the posticum and opisthodomus of the temple.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Bassae, Doric order, Figaleia, Greece, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Temple of Apollo Epicurius (Bassae)

Temple of Apollo at Bassae. Details of the Doric capitals. Fig. 1: Capital of the Doric order of the peristyles to a larger scale. [...] Fig. 3: Annulets to the full size. Fig. 4: In this ouline are shewn the general principles which appear, on most occasions, to have directed the Greeks in the composition of their Doric capitals. Fig. 5: Capital of the pronaos and posticum. Fig. 6: Details of the annulets and necking of the less order to the full size. Fig. 7: Capital of the antae with the architrave of the order of the pronaos.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Bassae, Doric order, Figaleia, Greece, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Temple of Apollo Epicurius (Bassae)

Temple of Apollo at Bassae: Fig. 1: Section through the frieze and cornice. Fig. 2, 3, 4: represent the section and elevations of the tiles and ante-fixae, which were of marble. [...] Fig. 5: Section of the raking cornice of the pediment. Fig. 6: The ornament of the sima more at large.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Bassae, Doric order, Figaleia, Greece, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Temple of Apollo Epicurius (Bassae)

Temple of Apollo at Bassae: Plans of the shaft, capital of the column, entablature. Section plan and bottom view of the entablature.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Bassae, Doric order, Figaleia, Greece, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Temple of Apollo Epicurius (Bassae)

Elevation of the the front of the Temple of Apollo at Bassae (reconstruction).

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Bassae, Doric order, Figaleia, Greece, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Temple of Apollo Epicurius (Bassae)

Plan of the Temple of Apollo at Bassae.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Bassae, Doric order, Figaleia, Greece, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Temple of Apollo Epicurius (Bassae)

Comparison of peristyles from several Doric temples, showing the corner triglyph of each structure, in reference to the architectural question known as Doric corner conflict. A: From the remains of temple close to Delphi, possibly the Tempe of Athena Pronaia. B: From temple at Heraclea, Asia Minor. C, D: From the temples at Priene. E: From Halicarnassus. F: From the Doric Stoa of the ancient Agora of Athens, as drawn by Stuart G: From Selinunte, Sicily. H: From Paestum I: From Knidus.

From the monument of the Bulls on Delos: 1. Plan of column capital with bulls' heads. 2: Triglyph with bulls' heads (reconstruction). 3: Side view of triglyph with bulls' heads. 4: Triglyph from the same monument. 5: Side view of column capital. 6: Reconstruction of the monument's colonnade. 7, 8: Elevation and section of column from the colonnade.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Cyclades, Delos, Greece, Plans and drawings

View of the Pnyx. Plan and section plan of the bema, the orator's podium. Plan of the site of the Pnyx.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Plans and drawings, Pnyx

Front view and plan of the Temple of Heracles at Agrigento, Sicily. View of column and entablature. Section plan of moulding.

Tags: Agrigento, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Italy, Plans and drawings, Sicily, Southern Italy, Temple of Heracles (Agrigento)

Views, plans, and section plans of various architectural features of the Temple of Zeus at Agrigento, Sicily.

Tags: Agrigento, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Italy, Plans and drawings, Sicily, Southern Italy, Temple of Zeus (Agrigento)

Temple of Zeus at Agrigento, Sicily: Interior order of the cella.

Tags: Agrigento, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Atlas statues of Agrigento, Italy, Plans and drawings, Sicily, Southern Italy, Temple of Zeus (Agrigento)

Outer peristyle of the Temple of Zeus at Agrigento Sicily: Fig. 1: View of crepidoma, base of the column, column, capitals and entablature. Fig. 2. Section plan of crepidoma, base of the column, capitals and entablature. Fig. 5. Plan of column.

Tags: Agrigento, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Doric order, Human types, Italy, Plans and drawings, Sicily, Southern Italy, Temple of Zeus (Agrigento)

Temple of Zeus at Agrigento, Sicily: Longitudinal section.

Tags: Agrigento, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Atlas statues of Agrigento, Italy, Plans and drawings, Sicily, Southern Italy, Temple of Zeus (Agrigento)

Transverse section of the temple of Zeus at Agrigento.

Tags: Agrigento, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Atlas statues of Agrigento, Italy, Plans and drawings, Sicily, Southern Italy, Temple of Zeus (Agrigento)

Restoration of the Temple of Zeus at Agrigento, Sicily. On the left the Temple of Concordia and on the right the Temple of Athena.

Tags: Agrigento, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Doric order, Italy, Plans and drawings, Sicily, Southern Italy, Temple of Zeus (Agrigento)

Plan of the Temple of Zeus at Agrigento.

Tags: Agrigento, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Italy, Plans and drawings, Sicily, Southern Italy, Temple of Zeus (Agrigento)

Plans of the temples of Zeus and Heracles at Agrigento, Sicily. Map of the site.

Tags: Agrigento, Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Italy, Maps, Plans and drawings, Sicily, Southern Italy, Temple of Heracles (Agrigento), Temple of Zeus (Agrigento)

Ruins of ancient building embedded into a residence, next to the Horologion of Andronikos Kyrristos (Tower of the Winds), Athens: Fig. 1: Elevation of the part remaining, which shews that there were not fewer than three arches. Fig. 2: Plan of ditto. Fig. 3: Capitals of the pilasters with the profile of the archivolt; the spandrel, which is a rose, projects equal to the upper facia of the archivolt, as shewn upon the right hand side, where the profile of the archivolt is given; but the projection of the central filet is shewn on the left from the flat surface of the spandrel. Fig. 4: Is the profile of the impost mouldings. Fig. 5: Section through the entablature, which is probably incomplete.Fig. 6: Spandrel with the rose. Fig. 7: Profile in the center between the two capitals of the pilasters, shewing the manner in which the mouldings finish against the background.

Tags: Ancient ruins near the Tower of the Winds, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Plans and drawings

Roman colonnade close to the Choregic monument of Lysicrates: Fig. 1: The base, capital, architrave and frieze. Fig. 2: Profile of the internal face of the architrave.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Choregic monument of Lysicrates, Greece, Ionic order, Plans and drawings

Roman colonnade close to the Choregic monument of Lysicrates: Fig. 1: Elevation of the columns. Fig.2: Plan of ditto. Fig.3: Plan of the capital. Fig. 4: Flank of the capital. Fig. 5: Section through the front of ditto. Fig. 6: Section through the flank of ditto. Fig.7: The spiral line of the volute, by a larger scale. Fig. 8: The section of the volute and abacus, which, by a mistake, has been put upside down. Fig. 9: Eye of the volute.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Choregic monument of Lysicrates, Greece, Ionic order, Plans and drawings

Relief found at a church at Marousi, Athens.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Plans and drawings

Votive relief found on the wall of a school close to the church of Megali Panagia, Athens.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Plans and drawings

Stoa of Philip V, Delos: Elevations and section plans of the entablature and other architectural features.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Cyclades, Delos, Greece, Plans and drawings, Stoa of Philip V (Delos)

Stoa of Philip V, Delos: The shaft, capital, and entablature of the columns. The inscription is given by Tournefort, who visited Delos in the year 1700.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Cyclades, Delos, Greece, Plans and drawings, Stoa of Philip V (Delos)

Stoa of Philip V, Delos: Plan and elevation of the portico.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Cyclades, Delos, Greece, Plans and drawings, Stoa of Philip V (Delos)

Temple of Apollo, Delos: Shaft, capital, and entablature of the columns.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Cyclades, Delos, Greece, Plans and drawings, Temple of Apollo (Delos)

Plan of Doric columns and elevation of Doric colonnade together with entablature, possibly from the Temple of Apollo, Delos.

Tags: Aegean islands, Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Cyclades, Delos, Greece, Plans and drawings, Temple of Apollo (Delos)

Ancient altar from Myconos.

Tags: Aegean islands, Art and antiquities, Cyclades, Greece, Myconos, Plans and drawings

The now lost Incantadas monument, Thessaloniki: Moulding of the Attic, and two Macedonian medals of the same device; one barbarous, the other elegant work.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Coins, Incantadas monument (Thessaloniki), Macedonia, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments, Thessaloniki

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