The Acropolis, from Monument of Philopappus, Athens, Greece.
Collection: Europe

Title

The Acropolis, from Monument of Philopappus, Athens, Greece.

Subject

Acropolis (Athens, Greece)

Description

On verso:
No. 294. THE ACROPOLIS, FROM MONUMENT OF PHILOPAPPUS, ATHENS, GREECE.
Every Greek and Italian city in ancient times had a citadel on an eminence as a protection from enemies. The citadel was the original city to which later additions on the surrounding lower ground were made, as the city grew. Such a citadel was the Acropolis of Athens, erected on a spur of the Hymettur Mountains. This space rises about 260 feet out of the plain, with precipitous sides, save for a narrow access at the western side. The top of this mass of rock presents a surface of about 1,500 by 500 feet, and on this area the people of Athens in the days of Pericles achieved those marvellous masterpieces of architecture and sculpture that are today regarded as the most perfect models of pure art and are reckoned among the most magnificent triumphs of the Greek genius. Their mastery of proportion and detail and exquisite symmetry have never been surpassed. A number of sacred and other public buildings were grouped around two principal temples, the Parthenon and the Erechtheum, between which the colossal statue of Athena stood, whose golden spear point was the first object visible to those approaching Athens from the sea.
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

Format

image/jpeg

Language

English

Type

Stereographs

Identifier

294



Citation
[Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward)], “The Acropolis, from Monument of Philopappus, Athens, Greece.,” Digital Canton, accessed December 25, 2024, https://canton.digitalsckls.info/item/596.
Original Format

Stereograph

Physical Dimensions

7 x 3.5 inches