Propylaea, Acropolis, Athens
Artist/Photographer | Moraites, Petros (1835-1905) |
Country | Greece |
City | Athens |
Subject Date | -432 |
Image Date | 1875 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Greek |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | LS 20560 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | RIBA Collections |
Subject | Towers ; Ruins ; Archaeological sites ; Columns ; Gateways ; Marble |
NOTES: This monumental gateway, designed by Mnesicles, was the entrance to the Acropolis. Construction began in 437 BC and was terminated in 432 BC, leaving the building unfinished.
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