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| Title: | Propylaia at the Acropolis of Athens Detail of Masonry Blocks |
| Authors: | Tronchin, Francesca C. |
| Keywords: | Architecture, Classical;MDID;Images;Athens, Greece;Acropolis (Athens, Greece);Antiquities |
| Issue Date: | Jun-2011 |
| Publisher: | Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College |
| Abstract: | This image shows the Propylaia (also spelled Propylaea or Propylea) at the Acropolis of Athens. The Propylaia is a monumental gate at the western end of the Acropolis. It was built in 437-432 BCE and it features Doric columns and Pentelic marble. This detail shows the masonry blocks at the base of the gate. The blocks still have their lifting bosses, or tenons, which were used with ropes to lift the blocks into place during construction. These bosses were typically chiselled off once the blocks were in place. This image was photographed in Athens, Greece, in 2011. |
| Description: | Photograph by Dr. Francesca Tronchin, June, 2011. This image was migrated out of MDID and into DLynx during the summer of 2014. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10267/22404 |
| Appears in Collections: | Archaeological Sites and Museums in Greece and Turkey |
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