ATHENS ACROPOLIS 2: BEULE GATE & PROPYLAEUM

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Title	ATHENS ACROPOLIS 2: BEULE GATE & PROPYLAEUM
Alternate Title	Acropolis of Athens
View	Distant view of Acropolis, from southwest, on Filopappos Hill, depicting the entry
Notes	religious
Work Type	religious complex acropolis citadel gate propylaeum gateway
Style/Period	Ancient Greek Classical
Major Design Aspects	complex of various buildings buildings aligned with nature
Elements & Spatial Types	baseless Greek Doric column Ionic column
Climate Type	Mediterranean
Country	Greece
City	Athens
Alternate Place Names	Acropolis
Architectural Material	marble
Patron	Perikles
Dates	ca. 480-393 BC
Century	5C BC
Photographer	Scott Gilchrist, Archivision Inc.
Date Photographed	10/01/97
Subject Information	The Propylaeum was built by the architect Mnesikles as a new and enormous entrance to the Acropolis in 437 BC - using a combination of blue Eleusinian marble and Pentelic marble. It was a building admired throughout the ancient world.
Credit Line	Archivision Inc. (all images copyright Scott Gilchrist / Archivision.com)
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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