Detail View: SHIMMER: Propylaia
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Title:
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Propylaia
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Caption:
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Monumental gateway to the Acropolis
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Creation Date:
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432 bc
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Image Date:
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1960 - 1969
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Period:
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5th century bc
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Start Date:
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437 bc
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End Date:
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432 bc
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Location:
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Athens
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Country:
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GREECE
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Display Creator:
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MNESIKLES
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Image ID:
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10-0416
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Description:
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Exterior view: Propylaia. Looking out over Athens and into the rear chamber of these entrance buildings. The wall to the right is that of the Pinacotheca.
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Rights:
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© Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Related Information:
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Duncan Horne, an architect, left a collection of slide transparencies on his death. These were donated to Sheffield Hallam University's Slide Collection by his daughter in 2007. Duncan Horne trained in Liverpool, and then worked in London for Maxwell FRY, Jane DREW, and Partners. He moved to Australia in 1965 where he worked with Bert HELY.
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Photographed by:
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Duncan Horne
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Creator:
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MNESIKLES
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Creator Dates - Active:
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430 - 420 bc
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Creator Role:
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Architect.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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Greek.
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Subject Heading:
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Capitals (Architecture), Doric
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Subject Heading:
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Acropolis (Athens, Greece)
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Subject Heading:
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Gates
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- 500-400 bc
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Subject Heading:
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Tourism -- Greece
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Subject Heading:
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Columns
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