Temple of Athens, on the South Side of Erechtheum, Athens, Greece.
Collection: Europe
Title
Temple of Athens, on the South Side of Erechtheum, Athens, Greece.
Subject
Temple of Athena Nike (Athens, Greece)
Description
On verso:
No. 292. SOUTH PORTICO OF ERECHTHEUM, ACROPOLIS, ATHENS.
The temple of Athena Polias on the acropolis of Athens was sacred also to Poseidon Erechtheus and was therefore called “Erechtheum.” After being destroyed by the Persians in B. C. 488, Pericles commenced to rebuild it, but it was not finished till 409. It remained practically intact till the Venetians beleaguered the city in the seventeenth century. Its walls are standing today, and so is the framework of the southern portico with its beautiful Caryatides for columns, shown in the picture. Within the main building stood the olive tree which the goddess Athena made to grow, when she had a contest with Poseidon as to who should be the patron deity of the city. The architecture of this temple, especially the sculptures on the door jambs, the capitols of the columns and the ceiling were of exceeding beauty and nicety of execution. Collectors from Rome and later from Constantinople carried away what they liked during centuries, barbarian hordes destroyed what they did not know how to value, and Christian zeal had nothing but contempt for the temples of heathen deities. But the ruins of this temple still speak eloquently of the days of Pericles 2,300 years ago.
A8523
Creator
[Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward)]
Source
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Publisher
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Date
ca. 1890=1900
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Stereographs
Identifier
292
Citation
[Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward)], “Temple of Athens, on the South Side of Erechtheum, Athens, Greece.,” Digital Canton, accessed December 25, 2024, https://canton.digitalsckls.info/item/594.
Original Format
Stereograph
Physical Dimensions
7 x 3.5 inches
Title
Temple of Athens, on the South Side of Erechtheum, Athens, Greece.
Subject
Temple of Athena Nike (Athens, Greece)
Description
On verso:
No. 292. SOUTH PORTICO OF ERECHTHEUM, ACROPOLIS, ATHENS.
The temple of Athena Polias on the acropolis of Athens was sacred also to Poseidon Erechtheus and was therefore called “Erechtheum.” After being destroyed by the Persians in B. C. 488, Pericles commenced to rebuild it, but it was not finished till 409. It remained practically intact till the Venetians beleaguered the city in the seventeenth century. Its walls are standing today, and so is the framework of the southern portico with its beautiful Caryatides for columns, shown in the picture. Within the main building stood the olive tree which the goddess Athena made to grow, when she had a contest with Poseidon as to who should be the patron deity of the city. The architecture of this temple, especially the sculptures on the door jambs, the capitols of the columns and the ceiling were of exceeding beauty and nicety of execution. Collectors from Rome and later from Constantinople carried away what they liked during centuries, barbarian hordes destroyed what they did not know how to value, and Christian zeal had nothing but contempt for the temples of heathen deities. But the ruins of this temple still speak eloquently of the days of Pericles 2,300 years ago.
A8523
Creator
[Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward)]
Source
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Publisher
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Date
ca. 1890=1900
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Stereographs
Identifier
292
Citation
[Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward)], “Temple of Athens, on the South Side of Erechtheum, Athens, Greece.,” Digital Canton, accessed December 25, 2024, https://canton.digitalsckls.info/item/594.Original Format
Stereograph
Physical Dimensions
7 x 3.5 inches