Porch of the Maidens II, a photo from Attiki, Attica

Photographer's Note

A wider angled shot of the Porch of the Maidens atop the Acropolis in Athens. 5 of the 6 caryatids are the originals with one appropriated by Lord Elgin now in the London Museum. A copy stands in its place. The building is or was roped off at the time I was there. The Erechtheion (Ερέχθειο) is a major structure on the north side of the plateau. At right is Lycabettus Hill. More info here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erechtheion

pajaran, jemaflor, Fis2, pierrefonds, PaulVDV, COSTANTINO, ricardomattos, mcmtanyel, aliabazari has marked this note useful

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pajaran (115805) 2022-04-23 22:39

Pozdrav.

Danas smo komsije sa fotografijama na TE.
Lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepa stara arhitektura, dobro pokazana sa lepim bojama, kontrastom, perspektivom i uhvacenim trenutkom sa oblacima koji dolaze i najavljuju promenu vremena.
Lep Porch of the Maidens.
Dobar rad, lepa fotografija.
Lepo secanje.

Zelim vam sve najbolje.
Paja

Silvio1953 (221493) 2022-04-23 22:54

Ciao Chris, great view of fascinating ruined porch, superb sky, fine details, wonderful colors, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

jemaflor (147046) 2022-04-23 23:05

Hi Chris,
Interesting monument perfectly photographed, nice angle of view and so pleasant weather conditions with blue sky and nice sunlight, well done, tfs.

Fis2 (170669) 2022-04-24 0:35

Witaj Chris!
Wonderful building, view is impressive.
I love it.
Good POV, colors and sharpness.
Wonderful statues.
Very impressive picture!
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

ktanska (44738) 2022-04-24 0:39

Hi Chris,
This building is less famous than Parthenon, but this is wonderful too. Female statues as columns is quite special. This wider framing also gives a fairly good idea of surroundings.
Kari

holmertz (102636) 2022-04-24 0:58

Hello Chris,
This is a well taken photo of a beautiful building, but I like just as much that you pointed the camera towards the right side to include the hill in the distance. Along with the clouds gathered above the hill it balances the composition well.
Best regards,
Gert

lousat (139198) 2022-04-24 2:39

Hi Chirs,excellent idea this second post from a different perspective, a full view in a wider angle way made in the usual top quality, a pearl of greek architechture always nice to see! Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano

pierrefonds (114371) 2022-04-24 4:35

Bonjour Chris,

Les roches cadrent bien le temple. La prise de vue permet de voir les dйtails du Porches des demoiselles. La lumiиre fait ressortir les couleurs. Bonne journйe.

Pierre

Royaldevon (85862) 2022-04-24 5:53

Hello Chris,

In the days of the Grand Tours and the discovery of ancient sites, it seemed perfectly appropriate to buy or remove ancient statues! We are more sensitive nowadays!

This is a lovely, sharply exposed view of the Porch of Maidens. The f/g ruins make us aware of the antiquity and grateful that the building is more upright!
You had a fine, sunny day, for good light.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

PaulVDV (62846) 2022-04-24 7:03

Hello Chris,
Lucky guy! Because this part of the Acropolis was cordoned off, you could take a fantastic picture of the Erechtheion together with a view of Lycabettus Hill and without a crowd of people in front of your camera.
An Acropolis photo at its best!
Best regards, Paul

Tue (92312) 2022-04-24 9:47

Hello Chris,
A great shot of this famous place with this temple and those caryatids. I like how you included the old stones in the foreground as well as the hill at right.
Lars

COSTANTINO (116405) 2022-04-24 22:42

Hello dear Chris and have a nice day
and a happy new week
original version
thanks for the sharing,thanks for all
these archaeological details presenting
this ancient place atop the acropolis
in Athens
regards
costantino

ricardomattos (17460) 2022-04-26 16:44

Hi Chris

Belissima tomada esta a partir de um POV bem escolhido. Excelentes cores, luz e nitidez. Uma foto convidativa para conhecer de perto este local.

Saudaзхes

Ricardo

mkamionka (74329) 2022-04-27 6:47

Hi Chris,
Beautiful composition from this famous place. You had a lovely weather. Too often there is a slight fog decreasing visibility there. The clarity is so good that we can well enjoy also the Lycavitos Hill in the distance as well.
Very well pronounced colors.
Excellent work,
M

jmdias (115072) 2022-04-28 10:52

chris

a classic view of this area in athens, ever a fabulous place to visit and despite the damages it is impressive these ruins survived after so many invasions and wars, buildings of my young town can't survive even for the local people.

take care

jorge

mcmtanyel (68421) 2022-05-08 20:35

Hello Chris,
Don't you hate it when you visit a place once in a lifetime and the attraction is closed? You got a nice photo from a distance.
Regards,
MT

aliabazari (22099) 2022-05-22 19:53

Hi Chris
Beautiful view of this monument. Clarity and lighting done well. Good combination with the mountain on the right and the blue sky. Thanks