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The now lost Incantadas monument, Thessaloniki: Pedestal, base and plan reversed of the capital.

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

The now lost Incantadas monument, Thessaloniki: The capital and entablature.

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

The now lost Incantadas monument, Thessaloniki: Plan, elevation and section.

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

Pnyx: Fig. 1.The plan of the remains on the rock [...]. Fig. 2: Plan of the bema, the public speaking platform . Fig. 3. Profile of the bema.

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

Plan of the Roman bridge over Ilissus, with the elevation of it next to the south west.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Bridge of Ilissus, Bridges, Greece, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Temple of Apollo, ancient Corinth: Fig. 1: Capital and architrave of the columns with the step. There were six drops under each triglyph, but all of them broke off, for which reason they could not be measured nor drawn. Fig. 2: Annulets, or listels under the ovolo, full size.

Tags: Ancient Corinth, Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Corinth, Corinthia, Greece, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Temple of Apollo (Ancient Corinth)

Temple of Apollo, ancient Corinth: Fig. 1: Elevation of what is supposed to have been the flank of the temple. The modern wall between the columns is inserted in this elevation no measures of the column which formed a part of the pronaos have been found. Fig. 2: Plan of the temple.

Tags: Ancient Corinth, Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Corinth, Corinthia, Greece, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Temple of Apollo (Ancient Corinth)

Monument of Philopappus, Athens: Philopappus is proclaimed consul of Athens.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Monument of Philopappus, Athens: Philopappus is proclaimed consul of Athens.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Monument of Philopappus, Athens: Philopappus is proclaimed consul of Athens.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Monument of Philopappus, Athens: The central part of the basso relievo under the middle niche; Philopappus is proclaimed consul of Athens.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Monument of Philopappus, Athens: Fig. 1. The capital and entablature of the curved or principal front. Fig. 2. Section of the capital.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Monument of Philopappus, Athens: Fig. 1. The base, capital and architrave of the pilaster, in the back front. Fig. 2. The plan of the capital reversed. Fig. 3. The profile of the capital. Fig. 4. The mouldings of the niches in the curved front.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Monument of Philopappus, Athens: The mouldings of the basement, with the base of the Corintihian pilasters.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Monument of Philopappus, Athens: A transverse section through the middle of the monument.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Reconstruction of the Monument of Philopappus in Athens.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Monument of Philopappus, Athens: Fig. 1: Plan of the basement. Fig. 2: Plan of the part decorated with pilasters and niches.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Aqueduct of Hadrian (Dexameni), Athens: Fig. 1. The capital reversed. Fig. 2. The side of the capital. Fig. 3. The section through the front of the capital. Fig. 4. The section through the side of the capital. Fig. 5. The mouldings of the architrave and of the arch.

Tags: Aqueduct of Hadrian /Dexameni (Athens), Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Plans and drawings

Aqueduct of Hadrian (Dexameni), Athens: The base, capital and entablature of this building.

Tags: Aqueduct of Hadrian /Dexameni (Athens), Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Plans and drawings

Aqueduct of Hadrian (Dexameni), Athens: The plan, elevation and section of this frontispiece.

Tags: Aqueduct of Hadrian /Dexameni (Athens), Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Plans and drawings

The Arch of Hadrian, Athens: Fig. 1. The capital and base of the Attic square columns on the upper order. Fig. 2. A section through the capital. Fig. 3. The curve of the abacus; of the capital taken upon the listel under the ovolo. Fig. 4. A section of the architrave, and lacunaria, in the soffit of the niches, with the partition between them, which still remains as low as to the bottom of the capitals. Fig. 5. Half the flower upon the apex of the pediment, in its present state.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

The Arch of Hadrian, Athens: Fig. 1. The capital and base of the half columns in the upper order of the arch, with the entablature they support. Fig 2. Section through the capital. Fig. 3. Curve of the abacus of the capital, taken on its listel.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

The Arch of Hadrian, Athens: Fig. 1: The front of the capital, and base of the antae that support the arch, with the profile mouldings of the archivolt. Fig. 2: The section through the front of the capital. Fig. 3: Half the lateral face of the capital. Fig: 4. The section of the lateral face of the capital.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

The Arch of Hadrian, Athens: Fig. 1: Half the front of the pedestals in the lower order. Fig. 2: Half the front of the capital of the antae on the flank of the arch. Fig. 3: A section through the front of the capital. Fig. 4: The plan of half the front face, and half the flank face of the capital.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

The Arch of Hadrian, Athens: Fig. 1. Capital and base of the antae at each extremity of the arch, with the entablature of the lower order of the building, as seen on each front. Fig. 2. A section through the front face of the capital.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

The Arch of Hadrian, Athens: Fig. 1. Section through the centre of the arch, and of the niches. Fig. 2. Elevation of one end of the arch, showing the connection of the columns in the second order.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

The Arch of Hadrian, Athens: Elevation of the fronts facing the south-east.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Plan of the upper part of the Arch of Hadrian, Athens.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Plan of the lower part of Hadrian's Arch, Athens.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Athens: Six of the metopes in the Eastern front. Fig. 1. Hercules and the Nemean lion. Fig.2. Hercules and Iolaus destroying the hydra. 3. Hercules and the Ceryneian Hind. Fig. 4. Hercules and the Erymanthian Boar. Fig. 5. Hercules with the horse of Diomedes. Fig. 6. Hercules with Cerberus.

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

Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Athens: Half the flank, and half the longitudinal section of the temple.

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

Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Athens: A. Profile of the capital on a large scale. B. Profile of the annulets full size. C. The flutings of the column full size. D and E. The ornaments painted in the soffit of the lacunaria. F. The manner of describing the ornament marked E.

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

Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Athens: Fig. 1. The section of the entablature and lacunaria, with the mouldings, and part of the basso relievo on the front of the pronaos. Fig. 2. The plan of the soffit and lacunaria.

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

Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Athens: The capital and base of one of the antae; section of the entablature over the columns and antae of the pronaos and porticum, and the section of the cornice of the pediment. A. Capital of the antae on a larger scale. B. Section of the cornice of the pediment.

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

Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Athens: Fig. 1. The capital and entablature of the columns of the portico, with the metope of the north east angle. Fig.2 The sossit of the corona, and of the mutules, with the distribution of their guttae.

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

Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Athens: Longitudinal section of the eastern portico and pronaos.

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

The Elevation of the Eastern Front: Transverse section of the eastern portico. Here the front columns are removed to shew the antae and columns of the pronaos with its frize, the distribution of the beams of the ceilings of the Lacunaria.

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

Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Athens: The elevation of the eastern Front.

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Plan of the Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Athens.

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

Plan of the Antiquities of Athens as surveyed by J. Stuart.

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

1. Temple of Janus at Smyrna. 2. Great Circus at Smyrna. 3. Gate of the Castle of Smyrna. 4. Bay of Smyrna. 5. Chimaera.

Tags: Ancient stadiums, Ancient temples, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Gates, Gulf of Izmir, Ionia, Izmir / Smyrna, Kadifekale / anc. Pagos, Maps, Plans and drawings, Reliefs, Temple of Homer (Smyrna), Temple of Ianus (Smyrna), Turkey

Fragments from various Places. Fig. 1: Ionic entablature at Palaeopolis in Andros. Fig. 2: Base found at Scopelos. Fig. 3: Side elevation of a Sarcophagus at Scopelo, which serves at present as a cistern, or rather as a watering trough. Fig. 4: Part of the end of this Sarcophagus. Fig. 5: Ormanent at the angle. Fig. 6: Section of the mouldings of the side. Fig. 7: Section of the upper tablet at the angle. Fig. 8: Section of the lower ditto above the claw. Fig. 9&10: Section of the flutings.

Tags: Aegean islands, Andros, Art and antiquities, Cyclades, Greece, Plans and drawings, Skopelos island, Sporades islands

Sculpture in the quarries at Paros.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Cyclades, Greece, Paros, Plans and drawings

Fragments of the Isle of Paros. Fig, 1: Altar with a horned head. Fig.. 2: Altar, with roses. Fig. 3: Doric Capital. Fig. 4: Mouldings. Fig. 5: Architrave of a door. Fig. 6: Section of ditto. Fig. 7: Moulding.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Cyclades, Greece, Paros, Plans and drawings

Other fragments of Delos. Fig. 1 & 2: appear to be capitals of Pilasters. Fig. 3& 4 are probably altars. They were found among the ruins of the Portico of Philip. Fig. 5, 6, 7 & 8 Bases of pilasters or of antae. Fig. 9, 10& 11. Other fragments of mouldings.

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

Fig. 1: Plan of a Triglyph ornamented with Bull's heads. Fig. 2: Front elevation with the bull's head. Fig. 3: Side elevation. Fig. 4? Fig. 5: Supposed section of the complete order. Fig. 6: Cornice of a building on the left hand of the temple of Apollo. Fig. 7&8: Mouldings, probably of altars.

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

Fragments in the Isle of Delos. Fig. 1: Plan. Fig. 2: Front and Fig. 3: Side elevations of two bull's heads attached to the upper part of two columns.

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

Fig. 1: Plan of the Castalian fountain. Fig. 2: Elevation. The upright grooves in the wall do not admit an easy explanation. Fig. 3: Section. This shews the singular form of the niche. Fig. 4: Architrave of a door in a church at Delphi. Fig. 5: Profile of the seats of the Stadium at Delphi.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Castalian spring, Central Greece, Delphi, Greece, Phocis, Plans and drawings

ig. 1, 2, 3: Quarter plan, elevation, and part of a section of a Doric capital found in a convent at Daphne. Fig. 4: Doric capital in the church of Stauromenos Petros. Fig. 5: Fragments in the metope of Mendeli. Fig. 6: Doric capital found in a ruined church, on the left hand of the road from the town of Athens, to the Turkish burial ground, facing the gate of the Acropolis. Fig. 7. Fillets of the above capital.

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

Fig. 1: Fragments of a cornice of the Ionic order found on the hill above the seats of the Theatre of Bacchus. Fig. 2: The interior face of an architrave which is built up in a modern wall under an arch of the bridge over the Ilissus. Fig. 3: The capital of a pilaster in the wall of the bastion fronting the Propylea. Fig. 4: Attic base on the convent at Colouri. Fig. 5, 6, 7: Plan, elevation and section of an Ionic capital, probably found in the church of St. George, on Mount Anchesmus.

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

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