Erechtheum

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Erechtheum a marble temple of the Ionic order built on the Acropolis in Athens c.421–406 bc, with shrines to Athene, Poseidon, and Erechtheus, a legendary king of Athens. A masterpiece of the Ionic order, it is most famous for its southern portico, in which the entablature is supported by six caryatids.

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