γείσο του Ερεχθείου

English translation: Erechtheum cornice

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Greek term or phrase:	γείσο του Ερεχθείου
English translation:	Erechtheum cornice
Entered by:	Sophia Finos (X)

02:45 Oct 6, 2005

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Archaeology / Elgin marbles

Greek term or phrase: γείσο του Ερεχθείου

again, referring to the Elgin marbles

Sophia Finos (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 34 (none open) Answers: 14
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Eave of the Erechtheum

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peekay
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Local time: 01:33

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Erechtheum cornice

Nick Lingris

the erechtheion cornice

Assimina Vavoula

entablature of the Erechtheum

Nadia-Anastasia Fahmi

Eave of the Erechtheum

peekay

Discussion entries: 4

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γείσο του Ερεχθείου

Eave of the Erechtheum

Explanation:
looks good to me...

Reference: http://www.bible-history.com/links.php?cat=6&sub=249

peekay
Canada
Local time: 01:33
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

French
PRO pts in category: 4

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22 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

γείσο του Ερεχθείου Erechtheum cornice

Explanation:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&q=erechtheum...
http://www.davis-art.com/artimages/slidesets/slide.asp?catal...

Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:33
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Greek
PRO pts in category: 22

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

kaydee

1 hr

-> Τα γνωστά.

agree

Alexandra Fakalou: :-)

3 hrs

-> Τα γνωστά.

agree

Vicky Papaprodromou: Εδώ το γράφεις σωστά το Ερέχθειο στα αγγλικά - αχ, ξύλο που θέλεις!!!:-)

4 hrs

-> Όπως είπα... Εδώ, με τα χεράκια μου (και πάλι καλά).

agree

Konstantinos Karanikas B.Sc. Electr. Eng., MITI

14 hrs

-> Ευχαριστώ.

agree

sonja29 (X)

14 hrs

-> Ευχαριστώ.

agree

Assimina Vavoula: the erechtheion cornice

1 day 5 hrs

-> Ουδόλως με ενοχλεί αυτή η ορθογραφία, απλώς από παλιά προτιμώ το εκλατινισμένο. Εδώ το θέμα είναι το γείσο και φαντάζομαι η γραφή του Ερεχθείου είναι θέμα προτίμησης της Σοφίας.

agree

Betty Revelioti

1 day 10 hrs

-> Καλησπέρα σας!

1 day 5 hrs confidence:

γείσο του Ερεχθείου the erechtheion cornice

Explanation:
www.acclaimimages.com/_gallery/ _pages/0091-0507-2201-3939.html
and many other sites in google...

Assimina Vavoula
Greece
Local time: 08:33
Native speaker of:

Greek

1 day 11 hrs confidence:

γείσο του Ερεχθείο&# entablature of the Erechtheum

Explanation:
Suggested Reading. Entablature Erechtheum Acropolis ... used in place of a column to support an entablature or other projection as on the Greek temple (c. ...
ancienthistory.about.com/cs/ancientart/g/atlas.htm

Erechtheum ( ĭrĕk ' thηəm ) [for Erechtheus ], Gr. Erechtheion, ... female figures that support its entablature, is the temple's most striking feature; ... www.answers.com/topic/erechtheum

The Doric version of the entablature is fairly simple. ... on the portico of the caryatides of the Erechtheum - and probably did not exist as a structure in ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entablature

Erechtheum & that of St Paul's Church, Covent Garden, London 2 Comparative elevations of the ... 9 Entablature, capital & column for a new Britannic ...
www.soane.org/cgi-bin/catalogue.cgi?func=filter&_max=20&_of...

Erechtheum - temple from the middle classical period of Greek art and ... Here the stylobate and entablature are very slightly curved so that they rise in ...
www.crystalinks.com/greekarchitecture.html

Information about Erechtheum in the Columbia Encyclopedia®. the erechtheum. ... figures that support its entablature, is the temple's most striking feature; ...
columbia.thefreedictionary.com/Erechtheum

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Note added at 1 day 11 hrs 42 mins (2005-10-07 14:28:17 GMT)
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This is the proper architectural term.

The Erechtheum is an Ionic temple on Athens’ Acropolis north of the Parthenon.
... The entablature, or top, of the porch is supported by six statues of ... encarta.msn.com/media_461514456_761573173_-1_1/ Porch_of_Maidens_Erechtheum.html

... of specific types of columns supporting an upper section called an entablature,... The Erechtheum was a more complicated building than the Parthenon; ... www.archpedia.com/Styles-Greek.html

... are sculpted female figures used as columns to support an entablature or similar member. ... The Erechtheum (421-406 BC) is on the Acropolis in Athens. ...
www.architectureweek.com/2000/1220/answer.html

... that represented a number of different cults (Andronicos, 5). The Erechtheum had a ... In the east, there were Ionic columns with an entablature and a pediment ...
www.u.arizona.edu/~ssmorgan/acropolis/intro.html

Nadia-Anastasia Fahmi
Greece
Local time: 08:33
Native speaker of:

Greek,

English

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