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Erechtheion (1999)

ViewView from Southeast with remains of the old Temple
SiteAthens, Acropolis
LocationGreece
Dateca. 421-405 BC
SubjectArchitecture
PeriodGreek Classical Period
Materialmarble
Add'l. Info.restored 1990s
Saskia No.Jga-0260
SourceGardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 5, plate 50
 Gombrich, The Story of Art, 16th ed., plate 60
 Hartt, Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, 4th ed., chapter 7, plate 64