history of architecture i - lesson 7: polis and akropolis
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Polis and Akropolis
Olynthos V cent. BC
Agora of Assos
Bouleuterion in Harikanda, in the background the city's agora.
Edipauros 3 c. BC1 cavea or auditorum2 orchestra3 entrances at different levels4 a proscenium – b scene or episcene
a
b
Gymansium
The construction of the Propylaea began in 437 BC, the architect was Mnesikles.
A The pinacoteque (gallery or storage space for pictures)
B The temple of Athena Nike, 427-424 BC, Kallikrate
A
B
The Parthenon (literally in Greek: the house of the virgin; parthenos-virgin) 448-432 BC, architects were Iktinos and Kalikrates. Phidias realized sculptures.
In red the previous temple of Athena Polias destroyed during the Persian sack in 480 BC.
The dispute between Athena and Poseidon over sovereignty of Attica
Western elevation
Image of 'Acropolis III' by Constantinos A. Doxiadis from 'Architectural Space in Ancient Greece'
LE CORBUSIER
VERS UN ARCHITECTURE1923