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Architecture of Greece / Janina K. Darling.
Series: Reference guides to national architecturePublication details: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, c2004.Description: xlvii, 237 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 0313321523 :
- NA1091 .D37 2004
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Summary: From the Acropolis and the Temple of Zeus to the National Library and the University of Athens, this volume examines both the aesthetic design and cultural/social functions of 61 noted architectural landmarks throughout the nation of Greece. Art historian Janina K. Darling discusses how each structure or project was designed and built, and provides a detailed yet accessible description of architectural elements. Darling's entries combine an architectural reading with the larger context of the region's cultural history. An introductory essay, glossary, geographic index, and subject index add to this vastly interesting volume.
Academy of Sciences, Athens -- Acropolis, Athens -- Agia Sofia, Thessaloniki -- Agioi Anargyroi, Kastoria -- Agioi Apostoloi, Athens -- Agioi Apostoloi, Thessaloniki -- Agios Andreas, Peristera -- Agios Demetrios, Thessaloniki -- Agora, Athens -- Altis, Olympia -- Athenian Treasury, Delphi -- Choregic Monument of Lysicrates, Athens -- Churches, Mykonos -- Citadel, Tiryns -- Erechtheum, Athens -- House A vii 4, Olynthos -- Houses, Mykonos -- Katholikon, Daphni -- Katholikon, Nea Moni, Chios -- Katholikon, Osios Loukas, Stiris -- Katholikon of the Great Lavra, Mount Athos -- Mausoleum of Galerius, Thessaloniki -- Monasteries, Mount Athos -- National Library, Athens -- North Suburbs, Olynthos -- Observatory, Athens -- Odeum of Herodes Atticus, Athens -- Palace of Minos, Knossos -- Palace of Nestor, Pylos -- Panagia Acheiropoietos, Thessaloniki -- Panagia ton Chalkeon, Thessaloniki -- Panagia Hodegetria, Mistra -- Panagia Koumbelidike, Kastoria -- Panagia Parigoritissa, Arta -- Panathenaic Stadium, Athens -- Parthenon, Athens -- Propylaea, Athens -- Sanctuary of Apollo, Delphi -- Sanctuary of Hera, Samos -- Schliemann House, Athens -- Siphnian Treasury, Delphi -- Stoa of Attalos, Athens -- Telesterion, Eleusis -- Temple A, Prinas -- Temple of Aphaia, Aegina -- Temple of Apollo Epicurius, Bassae -- Temple of Apollo Pythias, Corinth -- Temple of Apollo Pythias, Delphi -- Temple of Artemis, Corfu -- Temple of Athena Nike, Athens -- Temple of Hephaestus, Athens -- Temple of Hera, Olympia -- Temple of Hera, Samos -- Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens -- Temple of Poseidon, Sunium -- Temple of Zeus, Olympia -- Theater, Epidaurus -- Tholos, Delphi -- Tower of the Winds, Athens -- Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae -- University of Athens, Athens.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-229) and index.
Academy of Sciences, Athens -- Acropolis, Athens -- Agia Sofia, Thessaloniki -- Agioi Anargyroi, Kastoria -- Agioi Apostoloi, Athens -- Agioi Apostoloi, Thessaloniki -- Agios Andreas, Peristera -- Agios Demetrios, Thessaloniki -- Agora, Athens -- Altis, Olympia -- Athenian Treasury, Delphi -- Choregic Monument of Lysicrates, Athens -- Churches, Mykonos -- Citadel, Tiryns -- Erechtheum, Athens -- House A vii 4, Olynthos -- Houses, Mykonos -- Katholikon, Daphni -- Katholikon, Nea Moni, Chios -- Katholikon, Osios Loukas, Stiris -- Katholikon of the Great Lavra, Mount Athos -- Mausoleum of Galerius, Thessaloniki -- Monasteries, Mount Athos -- National Library, Athens -- North Suburbs, Olynthos -- Observatory, Athens -- Odeum of Herodes Atticus, Athens -- Palace of Minos, Knossos -- Palace of Nestor, Pylos -- Panagia Acheiropoietos, Thessaloniki -- Panagia ton Chalkeon, Thessaloniki -- Panagia Hodegetria, Mistra -- Panagia Koumbelidike, Kastoria -- Panagia Parigoritissa, Arta -- Panathenaic Stadium, Athens -- Parthenon, Athens -- Propylaea, Athens -- Sanctuary of Apollo, Delphi -- Sanctuary of Hera, Samos -- Schliemann House, Athens -- Siphnian Treasury, Delphi -- Stoa of Attalos, Athens -- Telesterion, Eleusis -- Temple A, Prinas -- Temple of Aphaia, Aegina -- Temple of Apollo Epicurius, Bassae -- Temple of Apollo Pythias, Corinth -- Temple of Apollo Pythias, Delphi -- Temple of Artemis, Corfu -- Temple of Athena Nike, Athens -- Temple of Hephaestus, Athens -- Temple of Hera, Olympia -- Temple of Hera, Samos -- Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens -- Temple of Poseidon, Sunium -- Temple of Zeus, Olympia -- Theater, Epidaurus -- Tholos, Delphi -- Tower of the Winds, Athens -- Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae -- University of Athens, Athens.
From the Acropolis and the Temple of Zeus to the National Library and the University of Athens, this volume examines both the aesthetic design and cultural/social functions of 61 noted architectural landmarks throughout the nation of Greece. Art historian Janina K. Darling discusses how each structure or project was designed and built, and provides a detailed yet accessible description of architectural elements. Darling's entries combine an architectural reading with the larger context of the region's cultural history. An introductory essay, glossary, geographic index, and subject index add to this vastly interesting volume.
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