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THE ACROPOLIS OF ATHENS
{Knights, 1326), in which a sight of the beautiful buildings
of the Acropolis calls forth from the chorus the exclama-
tion, " O, brilliant, ivy-crowned and enviable Athens !" The
remains of marble linings in the doorways are later, probably
Roman.
The original jambs are sunk and left quite rough with
grooves for the reception of the wooden frame which carried
the original bronze linings. Before and behind this wall with
Fig. So.—The Propyiaea. Present Appearance from the Southwest.
its five gates are the two porticos, one turned to the east,
the other and larger to the west. Upon four marble steps,
supported by a foundation of limestone blocks, stands the
western portico, in a width of 18.12 m. (about 58 ft.) and
a depth of 15.24 m. (about 49 ft), supported in front by
six massive Doric columns 8.81 m. (28 ft. 11 in.) high, and
by two rows of Ionic columns within, three on each side,
flanking the central passage way. The Doric columns in
front have, of course, no base, but rise directly from the
stylobate. But the tall Ionic columns (10.29 m., 33 ft. 9 in.,
high) have the Attic base, and are among the most beautiful
THE ACROPOLIS OF ATHENS
{Knights, 1326), in which a sight of the beautiful buildings
of the Acropolis calls forth from the chorus the exclama-
tion, " O, brilliant, ivy-crowned and enviable Athens !" The
remains of marble linings in the doorways are later, probably
Roman.
The original jambs are sunk and left quite rough with
grooves for the reception of the wooden frame which carried
the original bronze linings. Before and behind this wall with
Fig. So.—The Propyiaea. Present Appearance from the Southwest.
its five gates are the two porticos, one turned to the east,
the other and larger to the west. Upon four marble steps,
supported by a foundation of limestone blocks, stands the
western portico, in a width of 18.12 m. (about 58 ft.) and
a depth of 15.24 m. (about 49 ft), supported in front by
six massive Doric columns 8.81 m. (28 ft. 11 in.) high, and
by two rows of Ionic columns within, three on each side,
flanking the central passage way. The Doric columns in
front have, of course, no base, but rise directly from the
stylobate. But the tall Ionic columns (10.29 m., 33 ft. 9 in.,
high) have the Attic base, and are among the most beautiful