Erechtheum
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The line of carved stone eggs, each one separated by a dart or arrow pointing downwards, was first used by the Greeks on the Erechtheum behind the Acropolis.
From Economist ● May 28, 2015
In their pleated rust-brown gowns with cowled headdress, the women often resemble the caryatids on the portico of the Acropolis' Erechtheum.
From Time Magazine Archive
His favorite hangout, the Babylon nightclub, is a gaudy Erechtheum stocked with black Naugahyde banquettes, pink and blue ribbons of neon, black-marble toilet stalls, and mirrors, mirrors everywhere.
From Time Magazine Archive
To save the temple, the Greek government called upon Architect Korres, a native of Athens and a specialist in ancient monuments, who since 1977 has participated in the restoration of the nearby Erechtheum.
From Time Magazine Archive
The fact that the old temple stood a few paces farther west than the Erechtheum does not help one out of the difficulty.
From Problems in Periclean Buildings by G. W. (George Wicker) Elderkin
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