The Monuments of the Acropolis: Archaeological Guide

6th century According Acropolis altar ancient Archaic architect architectural artistic Athena Polias Athenians base bastion Battle believed belong bronze building built called cella central century B.C. Classical columns completed consisted construction copies corner course cult cuttings decoration dedicated depicted destroyed east eastern entire entrance Erechtheion existed face figures foundations frieze front further goddess Greek hand head Hesperia inscription king known later lower marble mentions metopes middle monuments Museum Mycenaean Nike north-east northern nowadays Old Temple once original Parthenon Pausanias pediments perhaps Pericles period Persians Pheidias Plan poros-stone position preserved probably Propylaea propylon rampart recent referred remains repaired rest rock sanctuary says scholars sculptures seems side so-called south-west southern statue steps Stevens stone surface Temple of Athena tion victory votives wall western wing