Plan, Athens, Periclean Entrance Court
| Context: | Athens |
| Type: | Gate |
| Summary: | Small gateway; in the north wall of the Parthenon West Forecourt, to the west and slightly north of the Parthenon, and directly north of the Chalkotheke. |
| Date: | ca. 450 BC - 425 BC |
| Dimensions: | Platform: 8 m x 6.75 m. |
| Region: | Attica |
| Period: | Classical |
Plan:
Two Doric columns in antis on both ends formed 3 openings, with the center passage wider than the side passages. Existence of doors uncertain. The Periclean Entrance Court was an open space defined on the west by the Propylaia, on the south by the walls of the Sanctuary of Artemis Brauronia and the north wall of the Parthenon West Forecourt, on the east by the Mycenaean wall backing the statue of Athena Promachos, and on the north by the wall of the Acropolis.
History:
Dating to the time of Pericles. Other similar restorations possible with central piers or caryatids instead of columns.
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