The Parthenon was dedicated
to the goddess Athena, the virgin (parthenos). Built
between 447 BCE and 438 BCE in Doric order, the Parthenon used
to house a statue of the goddess, created by the Athenian sculptor
Pheidias. The two pediments of the temple depict two mythological
scenes: to the east, the birth of Athena; to the west, the
struggle between Athena and Poseidon for the name of the city.
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Built c. 420 BCE, the
Erechtheion was a temple dedicated to the worhsip of Athena and
Poseidon-Erechtheus. The temple has a prostasis (court area
before a building) on the east, a propylon (gateway) on the north
and portico of the Caryatids on the south.
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The Ionic Temple of
Athena Nike was constructed c. 420 BCE.
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The Propylaea (gateway
of the Acropolis) was constructed from 437 BCE to 432 BCE.
The Propylaea consists of a central building with two lateral
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