The Parthenon
At the approximate position where the Parthenon was built later, the Athenians began the construction of a building that was burned by the Persians while it was still under construction in 480 BCE. It w
as presumably dedicated to Athena, and after its destruction, much of its ruins were utilized in the building of the fortifications at the north end of the Acropolis. Not much is known about this temple, and whether or not it was still under construction when it was destroyed has been disputed. Its massive foundations were made of limestone, and the columns were made of Pentelic marble, a material that was utilized for the first time. The classical Parthenon was constructed between 447-432 BCE to be the focus of the Acropolis building complex. The architects were Iktinos and Kallikrates (Vitruvius also names Karpion as an architect) and it was dedicated to the goddess Athena Pallas or Parthenos (virgin). The temple’s main function was to shelter the monumental statue of Athena that was made by Pheidias out of gold and ivory. The temple and the chryselephantine statue were dedicated in 438, although work on the sculptures of its pediment continued until completion in 432 BCE.
The Parthenon construction cost the Athenian treasury 469 silver talents. While it is almost impossible to create a modern equivalent for this amount of money, it might be useful to look at some facts. One talent was the cost to build one trireme, the most advanced warship of the era. The Parthenon is a temple of the Doric order with eight columns at the façade, and seve
nteen columns at the flanks, conforming to the established ratio of 9:4. The cella was unusually large to accommodate the oversized statue of Athena, confining the front and back porch to a much smaller than usual size. A line of six Doric columns supported the front and back porch, while a colonnade of 23 smaller Doric columns surrounded the statue in a two-storied arrangement. The placement of columns behind the statue was an unusual development since in previous Doric temples they only appeared on the flanks, but the greater width and length of the Parthenon allowed for a dramatic backdrop of double-decked columns instead of a wall.
The backroom sheltered Athena’s treasure and four columns of the Ionic order supported its roof. The introduction of
elements of the Ionic order in a predominately Doric temple was more dramatic in the development of a continuous frieze on the exterior wall of the cella. While the integration of Doric and Ionic elements at the same time was not a new development in Greek architecture, it was rare and bestowed on the Parthenon a delicate balance between austere and delicate visual characteristics.
Athen, Greece (September 2019)
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