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Use of spolia at the Odeion of Agrippa in Athens. The Themistoclean Wall was completed in 479 BC [4] and built with spolia, old materials, in this case destroyed temples, statues, and other ruins [4] because of the rushed nature of the work and the readily available material. It had a total length of 8500 m, height 8–10 m, width 3m and had at ...
Valsamakis's office building on Kapnikareas Square (1958) and Dimitris Papazisis's office building on Syntagma Square (1961) were the first buildings in Athens where a full blown curtain wall similar in fashion to those of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was implemented. [34] [35] OTE building near Victoria Square designed in 1961 by Kostas Kitsikis.
The primary materials used in the building’s construction were stone, marble, and wood. The stone mainly came from Hymettus, Lycabettus, and the "Pinakota" area near Strefi Hill in Athens, while the marble came primarily from Penteli, with smaller quantities from Hymettus, Tinos, Paros, Naxos, and a few from Carrara and Genoa in Italy. Lastly ...
The columns would stand 17 m (56 ft) high and 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in diameter. The building material was changed to the expensive but high-quality Pentelic marble and the order was changed from Doric to Corinthian, marking the first time that this order had been used on the exterior of a major temple. However, the project ground to a halt again in ...
Texas officials try to intercept sale of surplus border wall materials Patrick noted that Texas became aware of the materials slated for auction on Dec. 12, the same day the Daily Wire reported ...
Though traditional in building materials and construction technique, the track included modern features that were specifically designed to accommodate Roman entertainments. It may thus be argued that the Panathenaic Stadium of Herodes Atticus, who was both Athens' leading son and a Roman consul, represents a middle ground between two ...