The Monuments of the Acropolis

5th century BC 6th century According Acropolis monuments Acropolis Museum Acropolis rock altar ancient Archaeological archaeologists Archaic architect architectural members artistic Athena Nike Athena Polias Athenians base battle believed Beule gate British Museum bronze built Caryatid CCAM cella Chalkotheke Classical colonnade columns copies corner crepidoma cult statue cuttings dedicated depicted Dinsmoor Doric Drawn reconstruction earlier east pediment entrance Erechtheion Erechtheus erected excavations fortification wall foundations frieze G.Ph goddess Greek inscription Kekrops Kimonian known Korres large number later main building marble metopes Mnesikles Mycenaean Mycenaean period north-east north-west Old temple opisthodomos Panathenaia Pandroseion Parthenon Pausanias pedestal pediment Periklean Perikles period Persians phase Pheidias Pinakotheke poros Poseidon pre-Parthenon preserved pronaos Propylaia Propylon rectangular repaired restoration Roman sanctuary sculptural decoration slabs south side south wall south-west statue of Athena Stevens stoa survived Tanoulas temple of Athena tower Travlos Urparthenon victory votive wing xoanon Zeus