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VIEW OF THE PARTHENON
FROM THE P110PYLAA.
THIS view is taken from the summit of the northern wall of the Propytoa. The
picture is occupied with the finest aspect of the Parthenon; the western end and
northern flank of which are majestically prominent These venerable remains, which
have Survived the lapse of so many centuries, evince the triumph of Phidias and of
Iktinos over the ravages of time. The large house on the left of the temple is the l>est
in the acropolis, and belongs to the Assap-Agho, who is lieutenant of the Disdar.
The distant mountain is Hymettos.
The Doric columns, which ore seen immediately beyond the gates of the Propylien,
compose the eastern hexastyle colonnade of that edifice. The wall that is between the
spectator and the colonnade contains the five porbdfl winch led to the Parthenon; but the
whole of this part of the edifice is disligurcd by the ruins that have Ix-en accumulated to
the height of about eighteen feet above the original surface. This circumstance would <
not permit the proj>ortions of the gates to l>o ascertained with perfect accuracy. The
largest is about twenty-six feet six inches in height, and at the base nearly fourteen in
breadth, but with a little diminution towards the top. No more than three of the five gates
ore visible above ground; of the two smaller only the lintel is left unburicd. The two
second gates are twenty feet in height, anil the two smaller arc about twelve and a half.
The lintel, which covers the middle gate, is the largest mass of pentclic marble in Greece,
as it measures twenty-two feet and a half in length, four feet in thickness, and three feet
three inches in breadth. It must accordingly weigh about twenty-two tons.
The columnar frustum on the right hand belongs to the interior Ionic colonnade.
The figure, who is in a sitting posture and smoking, is the Disdar, or governor of the
castle. As we sometimes had our dinner brought up to the acropolis and dined amongst
the ruins, the Disdar used generally to discover our retreat, and never omitted the
opportunity of indulging in the forbidden liquor, and of drinking the greater part of our
nine. The figure, who is seen entering the gate, is another Turk of the garrison.
This portrait manifests symptoms of astonishment nt baring surprised the Disdar in the
act of drinking a tumbler of wine, winch he hastily withdrew from Ins lips on the
approach of the other Turk, but not in time to elude his observation.
FROM THE P110PYLAA.
THIS view is taken from the summit of the northern wall of the Propytoa. The
picture is occupied with the finest aspect of the Parthenon; the western end and
northern flank of which are majestically prominent These venerable remains, which
have Survived the lapse of so many centuries, evince the triumph of Phidias and of
Iktinos over the ravages of time. The large house on the left of the temple is the l>est
in the acropolis, and belongs to the Assap-Agho, who is lieutenant of the Disdar.
The distant mountain is Hymettos.
The Doric columns, which ore seen immediately beyond the gates of the Propylien,
compose the eastern hexastyle colonnade of that edifice. The wall that is between the
spectator and the colonnade contains the five porbdfl winch led to the Parthenon; but the
whole of this part of the edifice is disligurcd by the ruins that have Ix-en accumulated to
the height of about eighteen feet above the original surface. This circumstance would <
not permit the proj>ortions of the gates to l>o ascertained with perfect accuracy. The
largest is about twenty-six feet six inches in height, and at the base nearly fourteen in
breadth, but with a little diminution towards the top. No more than three of the five gates
ore visible above ground; of the two smaller only the lintel is left unburicd. The two
second gates are twenty feet in height, anil the two smaller arc about twelve and a half.
The lintel, which covers the middle gate, is the largest mass of pentclic marble in Greece,
as it measures twenty-two feet and a half in length, four feet in thickness, and three feet
three inches in breadth. It must accordingly weigh about twenty-two tons.
The columnar frustum on the right hand belongs to the interior Ionic colonnade.
The figure, who is in a sitting posture and smoking, is the Disdar, or governor of the
castle. As we sometimes had our dinner brought up to the acropolis and dined amongst
the ruins, the Disdar used generally to discover our retreat, and never omitted the
opportunity of indulging in the forbidden liquor, and of drinking the greater part of our
nine. The figure, who is seen entering the gate, is another Turk of the garrison.
This portrait manifests symptoms of astonishment nt baring surprised the Disdar in the
act of drinking a tumbler of wine, winch he hastily withdrew from Ins lips on the
approach of the other Turk, but not in time to elude his observation.