Kyriakos Pittakis
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| - | "Today, for the first time after many centuries of [[Barbarian|barbarism]], Your Majesty has again set this high fortress back on the path of civilization and renown, on the path of [[Themistocles]], [[Aristides]], [[Cimon]] and [[Pericles]], and this will and must be perceived in the eyes of the world as a symbol of the blessed period of Your Majesty’s government and of that which you have decided for this rocky stronghold. The traces of a barbaric age, its rubble and formless debris, will disappear here as everywhere in Hellas, and the remnants of a glorious past will arise in new splendor as the surest stanchion of a glorious present and future."[https://courseworks2.columbia.edu/courses/10532/files/579159/preview?verifier=pu4bynRXZS5K2SquEQzWr1q7TzW5k1xD5KQFd61D] --[[Leo von Klenze]] in a speech addressed to [[Otto of Greece]] | ||
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| - | Photo: North-Western face of the [[Parthenon]], said to be taken by H. Beck in 1872</small>]] | ||
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| - | The '''Parthenon''' is a [[Ancient Greek temple|temple]] on the [[Acropolis of Athens|Athenian Acropolis]], Greece, dedicated to the maiden [[goddess]] [[Athena]], whom the people of [[Athens]] considered their patron. Its construction began in [[447 BC|447 BC]] when the [[Athenian Empire]] was at the height of its power. It was completed in [[438 BC|438 BC]], although decoration of the building continued until 432 BC. It is the most important surviving building of [[Classical Greece]], generally considered the culmination of the development of the [[Doric order]]. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of [[Art in Ancient Greece|Greek art]]. The Parthenon is regarded as an enduring symbol of [[Ancient Greece]], [[Athenian democracy]], [[western civilization]] and one of the world's greatest cultural monuments. The Greek [[Ministry of Culture]] is currently carrying out a program of selective restoration and reconstruction to ensure the stability of the partially [[ruin]]ed structure. | + | '''Kyriakos S. Pittakis''' or '''Pittakys''' (1798–1863) was a [[Greece|Greek]] [[archaeology|archaeologist]] from [[Athens]]. He fought in the [[Greek War of Independence]] against the [[Ottoman Empire]], besieging the Ottoman troops in the [[Acropolis]]; desperate for ammunition, the Ottomans began to dismantle sections of the Acropolis in order to recover the [[lead]] clamps which they intended to use for [[bullet]]s. When Pittakis and his cohorts learned of this, they sent bullets to the opposing army, in hopes that the Acropolis would be spared such destruction. |
| + | In 1824, he left for [[Corfu]], where he studied in the [[Ionian Academy]]. After independence, Pittakis became Greece's first General Keeper of Antiquities. From 1837 to 1840, Pittakis supervised the reassembly of the [[Erechtheion]]. Though well-intentioned, his ignorance drew criticism from architecture historians and archaeologists. Kyriakos Pittakis campaigned to collect epigraphical material in [[Athens]], gathering inscriptions in the church of [[Church of Megali Panagia|Megali Panagia]], the [[Theseum]], the [[Stoa]] of [[Hadrian]] and the [[Tower of the Winds]]. Such preservationary efforts have been considered significant contributions to Greek archaeology. He also carried out the first excavations at [[Mycenae]] in 1841. He found and restored the [[Lion Gate]]. | ||
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| - | *[[Kyriakos Pittakis]] | + | *[[Ludwig Ross]] |
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| - | *[[List of Ancient Greek temples]] | + | |
| - | *[[List of megalithic sites]] | + | |
| - | *[[Destruction of the Parthenon]] | + | |
| - | *[[Parthenon (Nashville)|Parthenon]], [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] – Full-scale replica | + | |
| - | *[[Temple of Hephaestus]] | + | |
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Kyriakos S. Pittakis or Pittakys (1798–1863) was a Greek archaeologist from Athens. He fought in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire, besieging the Ottoman troops in the Acropolis; desperate for ammunition, the Ottomans began to dismantle sections of the Acropolis in order to recover the lead clamps which they intended to use for bullets. When Pittakis and his cohorts learned of this, they sent bullets to the opposing army, in hopes that the Acropolis would be spared such destruction.
In 1824, he left for Corfu, where he studied in the Ionian Academy. After independence, Pittakis became Greece's first General Keeper of Antiquities. From 1837 to 1840, Pittakis supervised the reassembly of the Erechtheion. Though well-intentioned, his ignorance drew criticism from architecture historians and archaeologists. Kyriakos Pittakis campaigned to collect epigraphical material in Athens, gathering inscriptions in the church of Megali Panagia, the Theseum, the Stoa of Hadrian and the Tower of the Winds. Such preservationary efforts have been considered significant contributions to Greek archaeology. He also carried out the first excavations at Mycenae in 1841. He found and restored the Lion Gate.
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