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Propylaea
Propylaea is the name given to monumental gates or entranceways to a specific space, usually to a temple or religious complex and as such they acted as a symbolic partition between the secular and religious parts of a city. Less complex examples...
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Propylaea
The Propylaea, the monumental gate entrance to the Athens acropolis. Architect: Mnesicles, c. 437–431 BCE.
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Propylaea at Lagina
The propylaea at Lagina with a semicircular colonnade at the front.
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Propylaea with Stairway, Lagina
The propylaea, a stairway with ten steps led from the propylaea to a paved way and then to the altar.
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Propylaea Plan
The plan of the Propylaea, the monumental gate of the Athens acropolis, c. 437-431 BCE.
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Propylaea, Acropolis of Athens
The Propylaea, monumental gateway to the acropolis of Athens. Constructed between c. 437 and 431 BCE in the age of Pericles under the supervision of architect Mnesicles.
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Propylaea, Athenian Acropolis
The Propylaea, the monumental gate to the acropolis of Athens. Interior (west) view. Architect: Mnesicles, c. 437–431 BCE.
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Propylaea - The Entrance to the Acropolis
View from inside the Rock of the Acropolis.
Construction: 437-432 BCE
Location: Acropolis, Athens, Greece
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Athenian Propylaea Reconstruction
An illustration of the Propylaea or monumental gateway of the Athenian acropolis, 5th century BCE.
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Lesser Propylaea, Eleusis
The Lesser Propylaea at Eleusis (Greece) was a small gateway to the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore built in the 1st century BCE.
