Athena Nike Flashcards
How do they create balance for the Athena Nike
Superstructure is thicker
Is the Athena Nike ionic or Doric
Ionic
How long did it take to build the Athena Nike?
3 years. 427-424
Name 5 unusual features of the Athena Nike?
Monolithic columns 4 steps instead of 3 Walls incline slightly Stylobate is very small Thicker super structure
Why did clip they Athena Nike’s wings?
So that she would stay in Athens and bring victory to the city state
What is the theme of the Athena Nike?
Periclean acropolis- Athenian triumph over the Persians
What does pro naos?
The front porch
What is opistodomos?
Back porch
Where is the Athena Nike situated?
On the south west side of the Acropolis
What does monolithic mean?
Made of a single piece of stone instead of drums
Is there a surrounding colonnade on the Athena Nike?
No
What does the east frieze depict on the Athena Nike?
Assembly of the gods on mount Olympus
How many stereobates and stylobate are on the Athena Nike.
3 stereobates
1 stylobate
What is amphiprostyle?
Four columns
Where is the entry
On the east side
