Middleton, John H.: Plans and drawings of Athenian buildings (London: Macmillan, 1900)

EXPLANATION OF PLATES.

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60. Ancient approach by a rock-cut flight of steps to the primitive royal
Palace on the Acropolis.
61. Probable position of the ancient gateway at the top of the rock-cut
stairs.
62. Pit excavated to expose capitals and drums of columns made of poros
stone, from the Temple of Athene which was destroyed by the Per-
sians. These remains are built into the wall of Pericles.
63. Similar capitals of poros stone which are now lying on the surface of
the ground.
64. 64. Remains of primitive polygonal wall.
65. Rock carefully levelled and cut to receive the S.E. angle of the peristyle
of the early Temple of Athene.
66. Well preserved fragment of the peristyle wall of the early Temple of
Athene.
67. Two poros bases of wooden columns in the hall of the primitive 1 Palace
of Erechtheus,’ below the floor of the cella of the early Temple of
Athene.
68. Eastern chamber of the Erechtheum, which was probably the shrine of
Athene Polias.
69. Middle chamber of the Erechtheum.
70. Western chamber of the Erechtheum, probably the Cecropeion.
71. Caryatid porch of the Erechtheum resting on the peristyle wall of the
early Temple of Athene.
72. Single block still in situ of the top course of the peristyle of the early
Temple of Athene.
73. 73. North wall of the same peristyle, which still exists to nearly its full
height of from 12 to 15 feet.
74. Fragment of one of the walls of the 1 Palace of Erechtheus.’
75. Rock-cut inscription which marks the site of the statue of ‘Earth pray-
ing for rain,’ mentioned by Pausanias.
76. Inscribed fragments of the base of the statues of Conon and Timotheos
mentioned by Pausanias.
77. 77. Rock-cut cisterns for storing rain-water.
78. Principal chamber or Hecatompedon of the Parthenon.
79. Western chamber, probably the part called ‘ the Parthenon.’
80. Opisthodomos of the Parthenon.
81. 81. Parts where the marble paving is missing, so that the foundation
blocks of poros stone are visible.
82. Modern staircase to the top of the Parthenon.
83. 83. Podium of neatly cut poros blocks built by Kinion.

60. The exit is blocked ‘ with mediaeval (?) or
Roman (?) masonry. The marble blocks at the
lower part may be of Greek date; the upper
part is much later and is of small stones.’
62. See VIII.
67. See XII. ‘Very similar to those at
Mycenae. ’

77. These five seem to be called indifferently
by M. wells or cisterns ; I do not think he
meant to make any distinction.
82. This staircase is in the lower part of the
minaret of the mosque.
83. See XIII.