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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

Remains of the portico of the reservoir of the Aqueduct of Hadrian (Dexameni) at the foot of Lycabettus hill. Dairy farm belonging to Arvanites. A woman is milking her goat to make kaymak. A man has come on horseback to buy dairy products. A monk of Hagioi Asomatoi monastery is going to town with his donkey which is carrrying olives and wine. Mount Hymettus and Kaisariani monastery in the background.

Ancient marble seat from Athens.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece

Ancient sling pellet and arrows from the bed of ilissus.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Weapons

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.

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

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

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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.

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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).

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Attica from an actual survey by Mr.Stuart.

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

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