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Gulf of Corinthus, from the Acrocorinthus.

A view of the Acropolis taken from the situation of the ancient Piraic Gate. [In the foreground two Ottoman officials of the city.]

Funerary stele depicting the farewell to the deceased.

A plan of the Acropolis.

A view of the eastern portico of the Parthenon. [In the interior, the mosque built after the 1687 explosion].

The plan of the Parthenon.

The elevation of the Portico of the Parthenon.

The Parthenon: A transverse section of the Portico.

The Parthenon: Fig. 1. A section lengthways through the Portico and the Pronaus. Fig. 2. A section of the Pediment. Fig. 3. The Fillet and Cyma reversa under the Doric cymatium marked A. fig. 2. Fig. 4. The Moulding on the Corona of the Cornice marked B. fig. 2.

The Parthenon: The Capital and Entablature of the Columns of the Portico.

The Parthenon: Fig. 1. The capital and entablature of the columns of the Pronaus and Posticus. Fig. 2. The Capital of the Antae, and the Section or the Entablature of the Pronaus. Fig. 3. The Mouldings of the Capitals of the Antae, on a larger scale.

The Parthenon: Fig. 1. The Mouldings of the Capitals of the Columns of the Portico. Fig. 2. The Mouldings of the Capitals of the Columns of the Pronaus; both on a large scale.

The Parthenon: Sculptures from the east pediment.

South metopes of the Parthenon: Centaur combating a Lapith.

North frieze of the Parthenon: Two youths preparing to mount their horses and follow the procession; others are just mounted and are beginning their march.