the parthenon

Question 1

when was the parthenon built

Answer 1

447-432 BCE

Question 2

where is it located?

Answer 2

atop the acropolis, overlooking athens

Question 3

who was it dedicated to

Answer 3

athena parthenos, patron goddess of the city

Question 4

designers and lead architects:

Answer 4

pericles, phidias, ictinus, calicrates,

Question 5

architectural style

Answer 5

doric: simple and sterdy, on the exterior
ionic: elegant, on the interior

Question 6

entasis

Answer 6

when the columns have a slight bulge on them, making them look straight even though they are not.

Question 7

what is the material

Answer 7

entirely made from pentelic marble, high purity marble, no veins

Question 8

historical context

Answer 8

built after the persian wars (499-449 bce)
financed by the delian league tribute
part of pericles’ grand building program
replaced the “older parthenon” destroyed by persians
designed to showcase athenian supremacy + imperial power

Question 9

architectural features

Answer 9

exterior: 8 x17 doric columns
interior: ionic frieze with a continuous narratives
optical refinements to correct visual distortions
pediments depict athenian mythological origins
metopes show legendary battles

Question 10

curved stybbate

Answer 10

peristyle cella

Question 11

metope

Answer 11

decorated outer colonnades, we have 92 metopes rn

Question 12

centauromachy

Answer 12

a pediment we are focusing on?