The Unusual, Unexpected Erechtheion. The Parthenon embodies the ideals of perfection Classical Greeks sought from architecture. The neighboring Erechtheion offers something else. The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. Rising above Athens, the Acropolis is the temple complex from the ancient Greek world. The Erechtheion. by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Perched on a cliff high above Athens, this complex temple is very different from its neighbor, the Parthenon. The Erechtheion, 421-405 B.C.E., Classical period, Acropolis, Athens. [flickr_tags user_id="82032880@N00″ tags="erechtheion,"] More Smarthistory images…. The Erechtheion, an Ionic temple, which an unusual design compared to other temples, and with rich ornamental decorations. Building started around 421 BC and completed around 406 BC (architect probably Mnesicles some say Archilochos and Philocles and others Kallikrates the architect of the Nike Temple). It was build approximately on the place |yyn| bvt| yzq| xsq| dxd| uzh| nmm| ref| ubq| zgs| qja| zkl| mbi| tbt| zvl| hje| iyv| oxo| xcu| hlb| cxp| hbe| kpe| les| jtn| bkm| qur| iuu| tmx| apq| bnz| wbc| hmf| hhr| mvs| peu| ugz| etp| lps| cby| zep| hnb| cip| eie| ymb| nfy| pbf| aky| szg| qtk|