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176 THE ACROPOLIS OF ATHENS
Eleusinian limestone. The slabs forming the orthostatae of
the side walls are of the same material. The inner or eastern
portico into which the five gateways open has the same width
(59 ft.) as the western but is shallower, its depth, measured
from the wall pierced by the five gates, being 7.35 m. (24 ft.
2 in.). Like the western portico, it has a facade of six
Doric columns, which rest on a marble stylobate one step
higher than the sill of the doorways. The entablature of
the east portico runs over the north and south side walls as
far as the wall that with its five openings forms the entrance
proper ; the entablature of the west portico runs as far as
the antae of the north and south side walls (see cut 6,
Fig. 82). On account of the difference in height of the two
porticos an entablature running throughout the entire struc-
ture on the same level would be impossible. The outer side
of the architrave of the west portico has the ordinary regulae,
which suggests the triglyphon rising above them (see cut).
On the inner side there is only a flat band to crown the
upper edge. The triglyph frieze rises above the architrave
and is of equal height with it. An echinus moulding
crowns it. Where the two wings join the central structure
mutules are not found on the cornice. The cornice of the
wings is carried over the flat wall surface of the central
structure in the form of a deeply-undercut cornice which
is adjusted to the perpendicular smooth wall by means of
an ogee moulding.
The pavement is of marble throughout. The pediment of
both porticos and also the metopes were left plain, the simple
severity of the Propylaea setting off by contrast the rich
decorations of the Parthenon. The manner of the junction
of the two porticos standing on different elevations is " more
remarkable for its absence of artifice than for its beauty"
(see cut 6). Of the entire structure the best preserved part
is the north wing, which consists of a chamber nearly
square, about IOj-7^- by 9 metres (33 ft. 3 in. by 29 ft. 5 in.),
with a portico 10.75 metres (35 ft. 3 in.) wide and 5.05
metres (16 ft. 7 in.) deep, facing south. The front of this
portico consists of three Doric columns between two antae
supporting an architrave and a frieze of triglyphs and
metopes. The walls of the chamber are still preserved
Eleusinian limestone. The slabs forming the orthostatae of
the side walls are of the same material. The inner or eastern
portico into which the five gateways open has the same width
(59 ft.) as the western but is shallower, its depth, measured
from the wall pierced by the five gates, being 7.35 m. (24 ft.
2 in.). Like the western portico, it has a facade of six
Doric columns, which rest on a marble stylobate one step
higher than the sill of the doorways. The entablature of
the east portico runs over the north and south side walls as
far as the wall that with its five openings forms the entrance
proper ; the entablature of the west portico runs as far as
the antae of the north and south side walls (see cut 6,
Fig. 82). On account of the difference in height of the two
porticos an entablature running throughout the entire struc-
ture on the same level would be impossible. The outer side
of the architrave of the west portico has the ordinary regulae,
which suggests the triglyphon rising above them (see cut).
On the inner side there is only a flat band to crown the
upper edge. The triglyph frieze rises above the architrave
and is of equal height with it. An echinus moulding
crowns it. Where the two wings join the central structure
mutules are not found on the cornice. The cornice of the
wings is carried over the flat wall surface of the central
structure in the form of a deeply-undercut cornice which
is adjusted to the perpendicular smooth wall by means of
an ogee moulding.
The pavement is of marble throughout. The pediment of
both porticos and also the metopes were left plain, the simple
severity of the Propylaea setting off by contrast the rich
decorations of the Parthenon. The manner of the junction
of the two porticos standing on different elevations is " more
remarkable for its absence of artifice than for its beauty"
(see cut 6). Of the entire structure the best preserved part
is the north wing, which consists of a chamber nearly
square, about IOj-7^- by 9 metres (33 ft. 3 in. by 29 ft. 5 in.),
with a portico 10.75 metres (35 ft. 3 in.) wide and 5.05
metres (16 ft. 7 in.) deep, facing south. The front of this
portico consists of three Doric columns between two antae
supporting an architrave and a frieze of triglyphs and
metopes. The walls of the chamber are still preserved