Simpson, F. M. (Frederick Moore), 1855-1928 · London, New York [etc.] Longmans, Green, and Co. · leaf 103
llyfinished under Hadrian, 130 a.d. The marble columns, withtheir Corinthian capitals, were probably designed by Cossutius.The temple is placed on an immense platform, which at onecorner is raised many feet above the ground. The finest ofall the Doric temples is the Parthenon at Athens, which was •… … EAST POUTICO OV Tti£ PAIiTt HiHOn 3tiOWn IIN -SliCTm Ileprodiiad !j^ pirmission froiii. y/ic Arckilcct. Fig. 48. [_To/ace J). 72, GREEK ARCHITECTURE. 73 commenced about 454 B.C. and dedicated to Athena in the year438 B.C. It occupies a commanding position on the south side ofthe Acropolis. The…
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