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Mnesicles (nĕs`ĭklēz), Greek architect, 5th cent. B.C. He designed the propylaea Propylaea at Athens upon the west end of the Acropolis; their restored remains still stand. Of Pentelic marble, they were built (437–432 B.C.) at the command of Pericles by the architect Mnesicles . ..... Click the link for more information. , and the Erechtheum Erechtheum (ĭrĕk`thēəm) [for Erechtheus ], Gr. Erechtheion, temple in Pentelic marble, on the Acropolis at Athens. ..... Click the link for more information. is also sometimes ascribed to him. Both are on the acropolis Acropolis of Athens, a hill c.260 ft (80 m) high, with a flat oval top c.500 ft (150 m) wide and 1,150 ft (350 m) long, was a ceremonial site beginning in the Neolithic Period and was walled before the 6th cent. B.C. by the Pelasgians. ..... Click the link for more information. at Athens. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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