aug 20, 447 BC - The Parthenon

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Date: 447 BCE ~ 438 BCE (Classical)

Artist: Iktinos and Kallikrates

Medium: Marble

Location: Athens, Greece

Function:
- created afer the Persian sacked Athens in 480
BCE and destroyed the original Acropolis
- dedicated to Athena
- place of worship and importance
- symbol of wealth

Form:
- doric with ionic features
- 4 ionic columns inside temple
- light interior
- two windows in the cella
- floor curves upward in teh center of the facade to drain off ran water

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