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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.

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

1. West view of Kantara castle. 2. View of the Church of Panagia Kanakaria at Lythrangomi, Cyprus.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Byzantine monuments, Castles and fortresses, Church of Panagia Kanakaria (Lythrangomi), Churches, Cyprus, Fortifications and fortresses, Kantara castle, Lythrangomi, Mount Pentadaktylos, Mountains

North view of Bellapais Abbey at Kyreneia.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Cyprus, Keryneia, Monasteries

1. South east facade of Agios Largos or St. Hilarion. 2. South view of Bufavento castle at Kyreneia.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Bufavento castle, Byzantine monuments, Castles and fortresses, Cyprus, Fortifications and fortresses, Frankish monuments, Human types, Keryneia, Saints

1. Funerary stele at the Church of Panagia Acheiropoietos, Lapithos, Cyprus . 2. Part of the front of the Kolossi Castle, Limassol. 3. Front view of the Church of Agios Mamas at Morfou, Cyprus.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Ayios Mamas, Castles and fortresses, Church of Ayios Mamas (Morfou), Church of Panagia Acheiropoietos (Lapithos), Church of Panayia Acheropiiti (Lapithos), Churches, Cyprus, Funerary monuments, Knights Hospitaller, Kolossi Castle (Limassol), Lapithos, Limassol, Medieval monuments, Morphou, Saints

1. The east side of the Church of Saint Simeon Stylites, Syria. 2. The west side of the Church of Saint Simeon Stylites (Syria).

Tags: Aleppo, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Byzantine monuments, Church of Saint Simeon Stylites / Qalaat Semaan / Deir Semaan (Syria), Saint Simeon Stylites, Saints, Syria

The Birecik Castle, upon the river Euphrates.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Birecik / Birtha, Birecik Castle, Castles and fortresses, Euphrates river, Fortifications and fortresses, Human types, Rivers, Roman monuments, Şanlıurfa / Urfa / anc. Edessa -Antiochia Kallirrhoe -, Soldiers, Turkey, Views, Weapons

1.View of the great altar at the Church of Saint Simeon Stylites, Syria. 2. Funerary stele from Hierapolis, near Aleppo, Syria. 3. Fragment of relief from Hierapolis.

Tags: Aleppo, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Byzantine monuments, Church of Saint Simeon Stylites / Qalaat Semaan / Deir Semaan (Syria), Euphrates river, Funerary monuments, Hierapolis, Reliefs, Rivers, Saint Simeon Stylites, Saints, Syria

Views of two different sides of the Church of Saint Simeon Stylites, near Aleppo, Syria.

Tags: Aleppo, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Byzantine monuments, Church of Saint Simeon Stylites / Qalaat Semaan / Deir Semaan (Syria), Human types, Mount of Saint Simeon Stylites / Sheik Barakat (Syria), Mountains, Saint Simeon Stylites, Saints, Syria

1. View of the Church of Saint Simeon Stylites, near Aleppo, Syria. 2. Bottom view of the base of the columns together with views of the columns and the arches of the Church of Saint Simeon Stylites.

Tags: Aleppo, Arches, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Byzantine monuments, Church of Saint Simeon Stylites / Qalaat Semaan / Deir Semaan (Syria), Columns / Pillars, Mount of Saint Simeon Stylites / Sheik Barakat (Syria), Mountains, Saint Simeon Stylites, Saints, Syria

View of Aleppo and its castle.

Tags: Acropoleis, Acropolis of Aleppo, Aleppo, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Mosques, Ottoman monuments, Syria, Views

1. Chameleon. 2. Musical instrument. 3-4. The Arch of Septimus Severus at Latakia, Syria.

Tags: Animals, Arch of Septimius Severus, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Chameleons, Gates, Latakia / anc. Laodicea, Musical instruments, Roman monuments, Septimus Severus, Syria

1. Voidi or Trenta Nove islet, Zakynthos. According to the legend, the Venetians executed thirty nine Zakynthian rebels on the islet, hence its name. 2. The Castle of Cythera. 3. View of the port of Myconos.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Castles and fortresses, Church of Hagios Georgios (Zakynthos), Churches, Cyclades, Cythera, Ionian islands, Maps, Myconos, Natural environment, Views, Windmills, Zakynthos

The Bridge la Santa Trinita in Florence.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Bridge of Santa Trinita, Bridges, Florence, Italy, Tuscany

Monte Piovizano.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Castles and fortresses, Churches, Human types, Italy, Natural environment, Nobility, Oxen, Shepherds, Social sphere and everyday life, Veneto

Panoramic view of the Golden Horn from the cemetery of Eyüp.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Cemeteries, Cemetery of Eyüp, Eyüp / byz. Kosmidion, Funerary steles, Golden Horn, Human types, Istanbul, Mosques, Muslim cemeteries, Ottoman monuments, Rites of passage, Turkey, Views

View of Linz in Austria.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Austria, Boats and ships, Bridges, Danube river, Holy Roman Empire – Habsburg Empire, Human types, Rafts, Rivers, Steam ships, Views, Women

View of Weltenburg straits, Germany.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Bavaria, Boats and ships, Danube river, Donkeys, Germany, Human types, Medieval monuments, Rivers, Views, Weltenburg, Weltenburg Monastery, Weltenburg straits

Walhalla, hall of fame that honors laudable and distinguished people and famous personalities in German history, Regensburg.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Bavaria, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Danube river, Germany, Human types, Regensburg, Rivers, Scandinavian mythology, Views, Walhalla, Women

View of Budapest from Gellért Hill.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Budapest, Castle of Buda (Budavári Palota), Danube river, Gellért Hill, Human types, Hungary, Rivers, Széchenyi Bridge / Széchenyi lánchíd, Views, Women

The Babacai Rock. According to the legend, the Ottoman governor of Moldavia abandoned his wife on this rock, with the excuse that she committed adultery with some certain noble Hungarian.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Babacai, Boats and ships, Children, Coronini, Costume - Hats and headwear, Danube river, Fortifications and fortresses, Golubac Fortress, Human types, Medieval monuments, Rivers, Romania, Serbia, Views

View of the Ottoman shipyards of Kasımpaşa from Pera (Beyoğlu). On the left the mosques of Sultan Mehmed II and Yavuz Sultan Selim.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Boats and ships, Fatih Mosque /Mosque of Mehmed II (Fatih Sultan Mehmed camii), Golden Horn, Istanbul, Kasımpaşa, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman shipyards of Kasımpaşa, Shipyards, Turkey, Views, Yavuz Selim Mosque / Mosque of Selim I (Yavuz Selim Camii)

Ruce port, Bulgaria.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bulgaria, Economic activities, Human types, Mosques, Ottoman monuments, Ports, Rivers, Ruce, Smoking, Views

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