Erechtheum

American  

[ih-rek-thee-uhm, er-ik-thee-uhm] / ɪˈrɛk θi əm, ˌɛr ɪkˈθi əm /

Also Erechtheion

noun

1. a temple at Athens on the Acropolis, begun c420 b.c., having two Ionic porches and a porch of caryatids: regarded as one of the finest examples of classical architecture.

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Erechtheum British  

/ ɪˈrɛkθɪəm, ɪˈrɛkθɪən, ˌɛrəkˈθiːən, ˌɛrəkˈθiːəm /

noun

1. a temple on the Acropolis at Athens, which has a porch of caryatids

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Erechtheum

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

That project is nearly completed; the scaffolding of the Erechtheum is scheduled for removal in 1984.

From Time Magazine Archive

Even Athens' ruins are in ruin: sulfur dioxide eats away at the marble of the Parthenon, the Erechtheum and other treasures on the Acropolis.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

The builder of the Erechtheum saved his west façade in modified form and found a place for the west cella in the reduced central chamber.

From Problems in Periclean Buildings by Elderkin, G. W. (George Wicker)