Erechtheum

[ ih-rek-thee-uhm, er-ik-thee-uhm ]

noun

1. a temple at Athens on the Acropolis, begun c420 b.c., having two Ionic porches and a porch of caryatids: regarded as one of the finest examples of classical architecture.

Erechtheum

/ ɪˈrɛkθɪəm; ɪˈrɛkθɪən; ˌɛrəkˈθiːən; ˌɛrəkˈθiːəm /

noun

1. a temple on the Acropolis at Athens, which has a porch of caryatids

Example Sentences

She’s likewise a New World caryatid, a personified pillar that held up the entablature in ancient Greek temples, such as the Erechtheum on the Acropolis.

From Los Angeles Times

The line of carved stone eggs, each one separated by a dart or arrow pointing downwards, was first used by the Greeks on the Erechtheum behind the Acropolis.

From Economist

It is not because the world has grown and given her more with which to compete that she has fallen into lesser and lesser significance; for though the world has increased in latitude and longitude, it has not yet carved another Hermes like that of Praxiteles; and though it has added three continents since his day, it has never equalled in marbles the fluttering draperies of the Flying Victory, nor the carvings over the doorway of the Erechtheum.

From Project Gutenberg

Its Greek origin is undoubted, and it is supposed to be the missing figure from the Erechtheum at Athens.

From Project Gutenberg

Majesty and charm are supremely expressed in these two temples, the Parthenon and the Erechtheum, the smaller of which is on a lower level than the greater.

From Project Gutenberg