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Athens
Photography
 Athens
(Photopocket S.)
Greece boasts an unrivalled historical and cultural legacy that
is nowhere more apparent than in its capital, yet Athens also
functions as a bustling, modern city. In this collection of
striking black and white images, Vassilis Gonis manages to capture
the paradox of life in a city full of contradictions, of crowded
cafes and ancient ruins, age-old religious processions and big
city sprawl. His walks through the city's streets are reflected
here in engaging images of everyday life shot close-up and in
sweeping panoramas of Athens taken from afar. Designed to fit
in any briefcase or handbag, this portrait of one of the world's
most important cities is the perfect keepsake for any traveller.
Athens
Photography.
 Architecture
and Meaning on the Athenian Acropolis
Architecture and Meaning on the Athenian Acropolis focuses on
the architectural complex which is generally considered to be
one of the outstanding achievements of Western civilisation.
Though the buildings and sculpture of the Acropolis, erected
over the course of the fifth century BC, have been scrutinised
by scholars for more than a century, Robin Rhodes' sensitive
analysis is the first to consider the ensemble as a whole and
to explain how the monuments communicate meaningfully with one
another to form an iconographic narrative. His study also examines
the sculpture and decoration, which were conceived together
with the abstract features, while relating both to the larger
issues in Greek architecture and aesthetics. Among the themes
treated in this landmark study are: the relationship between
landscape and religious architecture, the humanisation of temple
divinities, the architectural expression of religious tradition
and even specific history, architectural procession and hieratic
direction, symbolism and allusion through architectural order,
religious revival and archaism, and the breaking of architectural
and religious canon. Taken together, they constitute the specific
narrative of the Acropolis in the Periclean Age.
 Athens
(Lonely Planet Best of ... S.)
Providing information on Athens' history and architectual heritage,
this guide also features chapters on the Acropolis, cliff-temples,
and Byzantine monasteries. The coverage also extends to accommodation
and entertainment from 'Rembetika' music and ancient drama to
jazz clubs. Athens Photography.
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