Portion of the Parthenon

The highlight of our recent visit to Athens was climbing up the many stairs to tne acropolis and the Parthenon. Although missing the frieze above its columns, it is still a very striking building.

Porch of the Maidens

The Porch of the Caryatids is part of the Erechtheion, an ancient Greek temple atop the Acropolis in Athens. The temple was built around 400 BC. The portico is adorned with six draped female figures (caryatids) which act as pillar supports. Five of the original caryatids are now in the Athens Acropolis Museum and the sixth is in the British Museum.

I've added a couple of textures from Shadowhouse Creations.

Writ in Gold

This image was created from a photo that Travel Partner took in the Athens Archeological Museum of a bronze head from Delos sculpted around 80 B.C.

I've added textures from Shadowhouse Creations and les brumes, as well as a wrinkled paper texture to achieve a gold modeling effect. The original photo of the head is below.

Photo by Steve Bohn