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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

Marble altar from the church of Agios Andreas, Athens.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Kaisariani Monastery

Marble seats, one of which is from Kaisariani Monastery, Athens.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Kaisariani Monastery

Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens: A. The base of the external columns, and of that marked F, in Plate II proving it to have been an external column B. The base of the internal columns, of which the plinth is continued, and form a step entirely round the temple. C. The profile of the astragal at the top of the shafts of the columns drawn by the eye from below. D. Plan of a column, with its flutings. E. Profile of the external face of the external architrave. G. Part of the wall of the peribolus on the South side, shewing the angular buttress. H. Section of the same, shewing its inclination, with a buttress in profile.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Olympeion - Temple of Olympian Zeus (Athens)

The Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens: Plan of the temple, of which only those parts are shaded that remain.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Olympeion - Temple of Olympian Zeus (Athens)

The Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens, from the sanctuary of Ilissus. In the foreground women dancing.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dance, Greece, Women

Funerary stele from a church, possibly in Athens.

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

Relief showing vases from a church at Vari.

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

Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Athens:The sculpture on the frieze of the posticus, representing the Centauromachy.

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

Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Athens:The sculpture on the frieze of the posticus, representing the Centauromachy.

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

Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Athens:The sculpture on the frieze of the posticus, representing the Centauromachy.

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

Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Athens: The sculpture on the frieze of the posticus, representing the Centauromachy.

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

Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Athens: The sculpture in the frieze of the pronaos. Combat of Theseus and the Pallantides.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Labours of Theseus, Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion)

Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Athens: The sculpture in the frieze of the pronaos. Combat of Theseus and the Pallantides.

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

Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Athens: The sculpture in the frieze of the pronaos. Combat of Theseus and the Pallantides.

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

Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Athens: The sculpture in the frieze of the pronaos. Combat of Theseus and the Pallantides.

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

Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Athens: The sculpture in the frieze of the pronaos. Combat of Theseus and the Pallantides.

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

Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Athens: The sculpture in the frieze of the pronaos. Combat of Theseus and the Pallantides.

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

Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Athens: Four of the metopes in the eastern front, succeeding in proper order those in Plate 10, that numbered 18 being in the northern angle. Fig. 15 Ruined basso relievo. Fig. 16: Hercules with the girdle of Hippolita. Fig. 17, Fig. 18 Hercules taking the golden apples from the garden of the Hesperides.

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

Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Athens: Four of the metopes on the north side; Fig. 11, 12, 13. Theseus overcoming Skiron, Cercyon and Procrustes (b). Fig. 14. Theseus killing the Crommian sow.

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

Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Athens: Four of the metopes on the South side; Fig. 7 being that in the Eastern angle, the rest follow in their proper order. Fig. 7 Theseus destroying the Minotaur Fig. 8 Theseus with the bull of Marathon Fig. 9 and Fig.10 These, as well as those which follon, of which no descriptions are given, is too much ruined to discover what the subjects are. [Theseus kills Periphetes and Sinis Pityocamptes].

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

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.

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 Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Athens.

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Cameo depicting Theseus.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Central Greece, Greece, Theseus

Ornamental feature from the temple of Hephaestus painted in dark ochre. In the middle, Theseus riding the Marathon bull (reconstruction based on destroyed relief).

Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Central Greece, Greece, Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion)

Map of the greater region of Piraeus.

Tags: Attica, Central Greece, Greece, Maps, Piraeus

Attica from an actual survey by Mr.Stuart.

Tags: Athens, Attica, Central Greece, Greece, Maps

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

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

Relief from the Church of Panagia Krystaliotissa, Athens.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Central Greece, Church of Panagia Krystaliotissa (Athens), Greece

Ionic capital and inscription from Menidi.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Attica, Greece, Menidi

Title page of the third volume of the book. Antiquities from Megara.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Attica, Greece, Megara, Title page

Panoramic view of Athens, looking towards Piraeus and Salamis, from Pnyx hill.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Central Greece, Greece, Natural environment, Pnyx, Views

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

Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Athens: Section of the theatre through the scene.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Central Greece, Greece, Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Plans and drawings

Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Athens: Elevation of the back of the scene.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Central Greece, Greece, Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Plans and drawings

Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Athens: Elevation of the front of the scene.

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Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens: Fig. 1: Mouldings of the architrave internally. Fig. 2: Capital of the antae. Pinacotheca: Fig. 3: Capital of the pilaster.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Central Greece, Greece, Plans and drawings, Propylaea of the Acropolis, Temple of Athena Nike (Acropolis)

Erechtheion: Fig. 1: Capital of the antae, with the continued mouldings and ornaments of the front wall, and a section of the Lacunariae. Fig. 2: Elevation of the external side of the antae, shewing some difference in the ornaments. Fig. 3, 4, 5, 6: Different ornaments under the flowers. Fig. 7: Section of the ornament at a, fig. 3. Fig. 8: Ditto at b. Fig. 9: Plan of the ceiling of the portico.

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

The Parthenon: Fig. 1: Plan of the angle of the Temple, with the Lion's head. Fig. 2: Section of ditto. Fig.3: Capital of the antae. Fig. 4: Capital of the internal columns.

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

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