Propylaia

Question 1

PROPYLAIA

Dates

Answer 1

437-415 BC

Question 2

PROPYLAIA

relation to the parthenon

Answer 2

designed as a prelude or ‘gateway’ to the parthenon (yet still a building in its own right) ; A processional way

Question 3

PROPYLAIA

Materials

Answer 3

constructed of Pentelic marble with details in dark Eleusinian stone

Question 4

PROPYLAIA

architect

Answer 4

Mnesikles

Question 5

PROPYLAIA

decorations? why/why not ?

Answer 5

No decorated pediments, metopes or friezes - either economical reasons or to save the great adornment for the Parthenon

Question 6

PROPYLAIA

symmetrical?

Answer 6

quazy symmetrical because of the two, differently sized, added on porches

Question 7

PROPYLAIA

which order + why?

Answer 7

Predominately doric but also ionic held up the the outer porch - the mixture of the two was to prepare you for the parthenon which also mixed these two orders

Question 8

PROPYLAIA

problems the architect faced in designing it

Answer 8

depleted funds as the parthenon was of higher importance –> extensions cancelled. War was inevitably looming. Southwest wing was amputated slightly to allow spca for the Athena Nike statue. Architects had to show respect for old shrines even if the aesthetic of the prop suffered.

Question 9

PROPYLAIA

what was the Pinakotheke

Answer 9

Pinakotheke = picture gallery. It was an inner room in the northwestern corner (may have been frescos or hanging pictures)

Question 10

PROPYLAIA

dedicated to a deity?

Answer 10

only Acropolis building not dedicated to a deity so no need for elaborate adornment, purely functional building

Question 11

PROPYLAIA

Which wing is larger than the other

Answer 11

Northwest wing larger than Southwest wing

Question 12

PROPYLAIA

Purpose

Answer 12

Introducing visitors to the Acropolis