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acropolis
parthenon
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architecture
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follows the 'principle of commensurability' - the ratio of columns on the short and long sides should be 2:1 + 1
8 columns on short sides, 17 on the long
thus, octastyle and peripteral
a ratio of 4:9 is observed throughout, in the width to the length, the column spacing to the column height etc.
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statue
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we know she existed from accounts by Pliny and Pausanias, and lots of roman copies, although they vary
on her sandals was a centauromachy, on her shield an amazonomachy, synergy with architectural sculpture
metopes
92 metopes in total, each 1.2m high
east shows gods fighting giants, south lapith centauromachy, west greeks fighting amazons, north greeks fighting trojans
Camp says they directly reference the triumph of Athens over the Persians, but better to take at face-value
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the north side with the trojans may recall the sack of troy, and thus the sack of Athens - amplifies this to mythological importance
the north side looks towards the remnants of the old temple of Athena, which was burnt by the Persians
ionic frieze
very hard to see, would have to crane your neck
c. 160 metres long, wrapping around the building
it is very likely it depicts the Panathenaic procession, due to the peplos scene, as the peplos was woven for the olive statue of athena
however it is odd, because it was young girls who put the peplos on athena, yet this frieze shows a young boy being handed the peplos, he has muscular build and exposed flesh
therefore it could be a Panathenaia set in mythological past, possibly the very first one
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pediments
east
shows the birth of Athena, according to Pausanias
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west
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At the centre, Athena and Poseidon dynamically move away from each other, whilst their chariots loom behind them
The flanks are cleverly filled with descending groups of figures, perhaps representing the legendary heroes of Athens, who would judge the contest between Athena and her uncle