Erechtheion

arkeologisk lokal · -500 · Athens Municipality, GR · Fidias, Mnesikles

Erechtheion (Athens Municipality, Greece) dates from 500 BC. The catalogue names Fidias and Mnesikles as the architects. According to Wikidata, the building belongs to the ‘Ancient Greek’ style. The date falls within the chapter ‘Antiquity’ in this site’s history of architecture.

The building materials include Pentelic marble. The building is protected as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site and archaeological site in Greece.

The catalogue has one more building by Fidias. 55 other buildings on this site lie within 25 kilometres; the nearest is Athenas gamla tempel, 24 m away.