The Parthenon

THE PARTHENON

GROUP 1 11BSM3

TRAN NGOC QUYNH 1158115PHAM THUY DUONG 1258013TRUONG PHUONG QUYEN 1158114DAM THUY HONG SUONG 1158122

Table contents

INTRODUCTION

THE ANALYSIS

THE IMPACTs

Introduction ( ACROPLIS)

Athena Nike Temple

Propylaea

Erechtheum

The Parthenon

Temple

History of Parthenon

Christian church,

a Roma Church,

mosque

The overview of The Parthenon

Doric columns

Ionic columns

The Pediments

Source: http://pixgood.com/parthenon-front-pediment.html

The East Pediment depicts the

birth of Athena.

The West pediment

depicts the contest

between Athena and her

Uncle Poseiden for

becoming the God of

Attica and Athena’s

capital city, Athens.

THE EAST PEDIMENT

The implication isthat Athena’s birthushers in the dawnof a new day in thesense of a new orderof civilization.

Reconstruction of the east pediment of the Parthenon

according to drawing by K. Schwerzek.

Source: Originally posted to Flickr by photographer

Tilemahos Efthimiadis

The Doric Metopes

The West: Greeks Versus Amazons

The North: Trojan War

The Doric Metopes

The East: Olympians Versus Titans

The Lapiths

Versus Centaurs

The South

The Ionic Frieze

Cavalcade south frieze, X XI, 26–28,

British Museum.

The High Classical

style of Attic sculpture.

The Severe style + Late

Classical Rich style.

The Ionic Frieze

The east frieze: Artemis adjusting her

chiton over her shoulder

The north frieze: The horseman

The Ionic Frieze

West frieze, XLVII, 132–136, British

Museum

The beginning of the

procession proper.

The Ionic Frieze

Weavers section of the frieze, East VII, 49–56,

Louvre, (MR 825).

The Naos (Cella)

The Naos (Cella) – A statute of Athena

• A statue of Athena – the Greek Goddess of wisdom and military victory.

• Phidias - an acclaimed Greek sculptor.

• The mid-5th century BCE

The Naos (Cella) – A statute of Athena

- Nike - goddess of victory

- A sphinx and two griffins

- A shield to protect a snack

- Height : 40 feet (12 m)

- Material : Gold ( 1000kg) + ivory

- A pedestal : 8.04 meters

To show a tribute to their god

Video

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CstmE8dmeEg

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUL0buet3S0

The Impact

IN ARCHITECTURAL VALUE

In Social Values

References

• Petelic,M. (unknow). Parthenon Metopes (Sculpture). Retrieved December 5th ,2014, from http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/artifact?name=Parthenon+Metopes&object=sculpture.

• Metopes of Parthenon (Unknown). Retrieved December 5th,2104 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metopes_of_the_Parthenon

• Athena, goddess of wisdom (Unknow). Retrieved December 5th

,2014 from http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Herakles/athena.html

• Melissa. Retrieved December 6th, , 2014 from http://books.google.com.vn/books/about/The_Parthenon_and_its_impact_in_modern_t.html?id=vAnqAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y