I’m going to try to find a way around the apparent error in the data for the cistern of Hadrian’s library in the diagrams by Athanasios Angelopoulos. The specific issue is that if all of the proportions shown describe its measures inside the rim, 57.82 – (5.706 x 2) = 46.408 m, whereas it isContinue reading “Hadrian’s Library, Round 3”
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Hadrian’s Library, Part 2: The Unexpected
A few posts back, we took a first look at Hadrian’s Library based on the plans and data from Athanasios Angelopoulos, focusing on the Library itself and the adjacent reading rooms and auditoriums. The general assessment is that rather than consistent use of Greek Feet in the design, what we actually see is a varietyContinue reading “Hadrian’s Library, Part 2: The Unexpected”
The Temple of Hephaestos at Athens: Several First Impressions
Attempting to continue onward with a study of Grecian temple architecture, we now come to the Temple of Hephaestos at Athens. This surprisingly intact ancient temple is another for which Athanasios Angelopoulos provided us with plans and data. It’s going to take some time and a fair amount of work to be sure to tryContinue reading “The Temple of Hephaestos at Athens: Several First Impressions”
More on Ancient Greek Architecture
I have a habit of attempting the same work more than once. I think it’s not only interesting but important to see if things work out the same way twice, especially in light of what is hopefully growing awareness of the way that astronomical or calendar data was incorporated into ancient architecture. The more weContinue reading “More on Ancient Greek Architecture”
The Temple of Olympian Zeus
Here is another look at another of Athanasios Angelopoulos’ subjects, the Temple of Olympian Zeus. http://athang1504.blogspot.com/2011/01/temple-of-olympian-zeus.html Even if I can come up with a different interpretation to offer, Angelopolous’ interpretation is interesting and may highlight some meaningful parts. I think I would have to agree here that the architect may have had a certain fondnessContinue reading “The Temple of Olympian Zeus”
The Kallichoron Frear
Returning to the subject of Athanasio Angelopoulos’ work once again, there are some things that catch my eye. I have a certain attraction to circular architecture, because I find it rewarding to discover how often and how well the proportions of ancient circular architecture seem to be integrated with the basic mathematics of circles. OftenContinue reading “The Kallichoron Frear”
On A Megalithic Cubit
Athanasios Angelopoulos’ Metron Ariston blog features a much-welcome wealth of data on ancient Greek architecture. http://athang1504.blogspot.com/2012/ I’ve attempted working with the data before and found a great deal that seemed familiar, although because this was prior to some of the latest revisions to my view of metrology, some of my first impressions are probably dueContinue reading “On A Megalithic Cubit”
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