The magnificent Corinthian temple, on the northern side of the Ilissos, was begun by Pisistratos, and finished by Hadrian, who dedicated it to the divinity of Jupiter Olympios.
Tag: Topography
The ancient Entrance to the city of Athens
The ancient Entrance to the city of Athens near the Gate of Hadrian.
The west front of the Parthenon and the Erechtheion, from the Propylaea.
The western front, which is represented in this view, is almost entire, and has suffered little or nothing in the late dilapidations.
View of the Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis, from the Propyleae.
The Parthenon is the temple to the city goddess Pallas Athena Parthenos on the Athenian Acropolis.
Ruins of Orchomenos in Boeotia before the excavations.
Ruins of ancient Orchomenos. The present view represents the southern side of the acropolis. Parnassos, covered with snow, is seen in the distance.
Aswan the ancient Syene and the island of Elephantine.
Aswan was the ancient Syene; in the Coptic language it signified an opening, derived from the sudden widening of the Nile below the Cataracts.
View from under the Portico of the Temple of Dendera, Egypt.
The Temple of Dendera is an ancient Egyptian temple complex in Dendera, 55 km north of Luxor in Upper Egypt. It is one of the most important temple sites in Egypt and was dedicated to the goddess Hathor.
The Pyramids of Giza. The Great Pyramid of Cheops.
The Pyramids of Giza. The Great Pyramid of Cheops. Pyramids of the pharaohs Khafre and Mykerinos.
The Hypaethral Temple at Philae, called the Bed of Pharaoh.
The Hypaethral Temple of Philae by David Roberts. The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, and Nubia.
Edinburgh, from midway in the ascent to Arthur’s Seat.
From the ascent to Arthur’s Seat we have a remarkably fine and varied prospect of the Scottish capital Edinburgh.