DFN 2111: Marietta Monaghan Jay Garrell Susan Kang Aaron Hoopes David Dreher
Mar 29, 2015
DFN 2111: Marietta MonaghanJay GarrellSusan Kang
Aaron HoopesDavid Dreher
Built between 447BC – 432BCBuilt on top of the previous temple that was
destroyed as a replacementBuilt for the goddess AthenaBelieved to have been directed by statesman,
PericlesArchitects: Ictinos, Callicrates, and Phidias
Designer: Ictinus
Designer/Builder: Callicrates
Sculptor/Decorative: Phidias
Doric Fluted columns with no base Triglyph & metope entablatures Masculine styles
Materials Everything except for wooden roof beams & interior ceilings are marble
100,000 tons of marble quarried 11 miles northeast of central Athens Dimensions
Measured by the top step of the base, the building is 101.34 feet (30.89 meters) wide and 228.14 feet (69.54 meters) long.
Periteral: columns all around the perimeter (wings) Octastyle
8 columns on East & West; 17 columns on North & South Interior spaces
Ionic Columns Pronaos Double Cella
Smaller west cella with 4 columns Larger east cella with 9 columns along the sides and 5 columns along the back
Housed the large Athena statue Opisthodomos
None of the horizontal lines are absolutely straight
Four sides of the foundation have a slight upward curve in the center
Columns slightly swell outwards as if straining under heavy weight
Every column leans in ever so slightlyIf corner columns were to continue, they would
meet 1 ½ miles above the EarthSurfaces sanded to hide imperfections
Marble tilesUniquely thin tiles (3cm thick) appear almost
translucentLaconian style roof with concave tegula (pan)
tiles and convex imbricle (cover) tilesWood BeamsAntefixes
Placed between alternate rows of roof tiles to hide appearance of clutter along the roof
Use of pulleys and wooden cranesUsed to haul and lift marble blocksNaval technology; Athenians were the greatest
naval power in the AegeanOxen were used to bring marble slabs to siteHauled up the side of the Acropolis by rolling
on top of logs