Hey Architects! In this blog, I am going to be talking about a few monuments on the Acropolis and why they're so important to Greece. What is the Parthenon? The Parthenon is a monument built for Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom in 447 BC by Phidias, Iktinos, and Kallikrates. The Parthenon was made of marble and limestone and the statue of Athena was made out of gold and ivory. In 480, the Parthenon got burned down by the Persians along with the rest of Athens. Yikes! The beautiful monument had ionic pillars along with a few doric. Now I am going to talk about the Temple of Nike. The Temple of Nike was dedicated to Athena and Nike. (Nike is the goddess of victory.) Like the Parthenon, the Temple of Nike was burned down by the Persians, however it was rebuilt in 435 BC. This temple is the smallest temple on the Acropolis and was made after a war against Boiotea and Chalcis. The war against Boiotea and Chalcis happened in 506 BC. The last monument I’m going to talk about is the Stoa of Eumenes. The Stoa of Eumenes was created by King Eumenes in 197 BC and is located between the Odeion of Herodes Attticus and the Theater of Dionysos. It was made of marble and stone and was important towards the topic of the Greek’s health. When the plague was going around, people would treat the sick in this monument.
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Parthenon
Temple of Nike
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Parthenon
Temple of Nike