Erechtheion: Proportions and Meanings, plates PDF

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P3 Possible location of crypt access. P1 P5 P2 P7 Line of stone canopy over possible location of Erechtheis P6 (D) per G. P. Stevens. North P4 1 1 1.414 1 0 5 10 20 30 Doric feet 0 1 5 10 meters Figure 13 PROPORTIONAL SCHEME: COMPOSITE FLOOR PLAN / CEILING PLAN ATHENS ERECHTHEION P3 P5 P6 16 modules...

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P3 Possible location of crypt access.

P5

P1

P2

Line of stone canopy over possible location of Erechtheis (D) per G. P. Stevens.

P7

P6

North

P4 1

1 1.414

0

0

5

1

10

1

20

5

30 Doric feet

10 meters

Figure 13

PROPORTIONAL SCHEME: COMPOSITE FLOOR PLAN / CEILING PLAN

ATHENS ERECHTHEION

P3

16 modules of 2 Doric feet

P6

P5 P1

P2

P7

North

P4 1

1 1.414

0

2 Doric feet

0

5

1

10

1

20

5

30 Doric feet

10 meters

Figure 14

PROPORTIONAL SCHEME: IDEALIZED PLAN

ATHENS ERECHTHEION

E1 E5

E6

E2

E4

E3

1

1 1.414

1 0

5

10

20

30 Doric feet

0

1

5

10 meters

Figure 15

PROPORTIONAL SCHEME: ELEVATIONS

ATHENS ERECHTHEION

E7

E2 E1

E3 E10

Tomb of Kekrops.

E9

E8

Original line of grade and walls at west elevation per G. P. Stevens.

1

1 1.414

1 0

5

10

20

30 Doric feet

0

1

5

10 meters

Figure 16

PROPORTIONAL SCHEME: ELEVATIONS

ATHENS ERECHTHEION

EAST PORTICO Architrave Height

2.381 m = 7 Doric feet

9 1/2 A

9 1/2 C

6.586 m = 20 Doric feet

10 1/2 A

C

PORTICO OF THE MAIDENS 0 5 10

Column Diameter 15 Doric feet

C

WEST ELEVATION 0 1

Column Diameter

9 1/4 C

Architrave Height

Architrave Height

Architrave Height

7.635 m = 23.25 Doric feet

11 A

9C

5.613 m = 17.125 Doric feet

9A

4.946 m = 15 Doric feet

Column Diameter

C A A

A A

NORTH PORTICO 5 meters

Figure 17

PROPORTIONAL SCHEME: COMPARATIVE ORDERS

ATHENS ERECHTHEION

1/2 Architrave Width centimeters 0

Doric feet 0

1/2

A

10

1

.5

4

1

50

C

10 1/2

12 1/2

3

2

3

1

A

2 5 1

16 4

A

A

8 3

100

3

4

18

8

9 1/2

1

9 25

4

18 14 12

A

Architrave Height

1

1 1/2

3 3/4

1 1/2 2

1/2 3 3/4

1/2 1

7

10 1/2

C

7

6

C

C

Column Diameter

2 3 1/2 1/2 1 2 1/2 1/2

A

1 8 7 1 8 7 1 8

4

4

4

1 1/2 2

4

2

2 1

C

1

Vertical Extents of Facade Proportion 2 1/4 Doric Feet

Figure 18

PROPORTIONAL SCHEME: EAST PORTICO ORDER

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centimeters 0

Doric feet 0

10

.5

1

Architrave Height 50

2

Architrave Height

Architrave Height

4 1/2

3

1

1

1

18

100

2

2

1

1 3 2 1 1/2 1 4 1/2 18 1 1/2 1/2 1 1/2 4 1/2 1 2 1/2 1/2 5 18 4 1/2

14 28

2

7 1 1

7

1 8 7 1 8 7 1 8 7 3

3 1 8 5 1 5 16 7 1 1

1

16

1/2

2 41

1 2 1/2 2 1/2 4 3 1/2 1/2

2 41

2 1 5 12 1/2 1/2

1 1/2 2 3 2

Vertical Extents of Facade Proportion 7 Doric Feet 2 1/4 Doric Feet

Figure 19

PROPORTIONAL SCHEME: CARYATID

ATHENS ERECHTHEION

1

0

1

1 1.414

5 dactyls

1 0

1

5 centimeters

Construction of East Portico Volute According to G. P. Stevens. Figure 20

PROPORTIONAL SCHEME: VOLUTE

ATHENS ERECHTHEION...