Parthenon Sculptures/Elgin
Marbles at the British Museum ..................................
Greece - Table of
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Greek
Revival Style of Architecture
in Buffalo
Parallels: Parthenon and Buffalo History Museum
| Parthenon Acropolis, Athens, Greece Built: 447- 432 BCE Architect: Ictinus and Callicrates under the supervision of the sculptor Phidias Sculpture: Phidias Style: Doric |
Buffalo History
Museum 1 Museum Court, Buffalo, NY, USA Built: 1900(?) - 1929 Architect: George Cary Sculpture: Charles N. Neihaus Style: Neoclassical Revival (with Greek Doric details) |
 Parthenon
Pentelic marble |
 Buffalo History Museum Vermont marble |
 Parthenon Doric style octastyle (8-columns) colonnade |
 Buffalo History Museum Doric style octastyle (8-columns) colonnade |
 Parthenon Pediment plaster reproduction on display
in the Acropolis Museum
|
 Buffalo History Museum Pediment marble sculpture |
 Parthenon Pediment plaster reproduction detail |
 Buffalo History Museum Pediment marble sculpture detail |
 Parthenon Pediment
fragment
|
 Buffalo History Museum Pediment section |
 Parthenon Mutules under the Doric cornice fragments ... Triglyphs and drops/guttae ... The lighter colored stone is a contemporary replacement for missing pieces |
 Buffalo History Museum Mutules under the Doric cornice fragments ... Triglyphs and drops/guttae |
 Parthenon Metope sculpture |
 Buffalo History Museum Panel sculpture |
 Parthenon Doric columns ... Abacus ... Doric capitals ... Fluted shafts |
 Buffalo History Museum Doric columns ... Abacus ... Doric capitals ... Fluted shafts |
