| Image title: | XXXII The Temple of Nike From Mars Hill, Athens |
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| Source: | Pennell, Joseph: “In the Land of the Temples” (1915) |
| Place shown: | Athens, Greece |
| Keywords: | ruins, temples, hills, views, sketches, ancient greece, ancient greek remains, greyscale |
| Status: | out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free stock image for all purposes usage credit requested |
Notes: |
“This is the grandest grouping of the Acropolis. The way in which the whole, in solemn square masses, piles up—the temple dominating all—is marvellous. It is finer, I am sure, in ruin, than ever it was in perfection.” (p. 32) |
| Dimensions: | 139 x 117mm (5.5 x 4.6 inches) |
| Filename: | 32-The-Temple-of-Nike-q75-739x622.jpg |
| Blog image: | http://fromoldbooks.org/r/2j/32-The-Temple-of-Nike-q75-500x421.jpg |
| Blog link: | http://fromoldbooks.org/r/2j/pages/32-The-Temple-of-Nike/ |
| Artist: | Pennell Athens (1860 – 1926) |
| Scanner dpi: | 1600 |
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