Erechtheion
- a variation of Erechtheum.
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It acquired casts of architectural elements from the Parthenon and the Erechtheion and scale models of the Pantheon and the Cathedral of Notre Dame.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2016
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Erechtheion, an ancient greek temple in Athens.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 20, 2015
The inscription published by Lolling mentions an οίκημα ταμιείον and οίκήματα as parts of the Hekatompedon, and such apartments evidently existed in the temple beside the Erechtheion.
From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various
He thinks, too, that the Doric architectural members built into the Acropolis-wall, which are referred by Dörpfeld to the archaic temple beside the Erechtheion, belonged to the building on the site of the Parthenon.
From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various
In Athens, after Pheidias, the greatest sculptures were those used to adorn the Erechtheion.
From Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable by Bulfinch, Thomas
