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ARCHITECT: MNESICLES (possibly) (421-406 BC)
The Erechtheion, an ancient Greek temple on the north side of the Acropolis is dedicated to both Athena and Poseidon.
LINK TO WIKIPEDIA'S PAGE ON THE ERECHTHEION
TRAVEL: 1978, October 1984, August 2013
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The southeast elevation of the Erechtheion with the Porch of Caryatids on the left, Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2013.
The south elevation of the Erechtheion with the Porch of Caryatids on the left, Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2013.
The west elevation of the Erechtheion with the Porch of Caryatids on the right, Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2013.
Detail of the Erechtheion Ionian columns as they were in 1978, Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 1978.
Detail of the Erechtheion ceiling and Ionian columns, Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2013.
The Erechtheion, Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2013.
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