Recent excavations in NW sector of Agora, crossroads near the Painted Stoa...
Plan, Athens, Stoa Poikile (Painted)
Painted Stoa, from SE, Athens, Stoa Poikile (Painted)
Painted Stoa, from S, Athens, Stoa Poikile (Painted)
| Context: | Athens |
| Type: | Stoa |
| Summary: | Two-aisled stoa; on the north side of the Agora |
| Date: | ca. 475 BC - 450 BC |
| Dimensions: | 12.5 m wide, length ca. 36 m (total length unexcavated). |
| Region: | Attica |
| Period: | Early Classical |
Plan:
Doric outer colonnade and an Ionic inner colonnade, opening south.
History:
The building was originally known as the Peisianaktios, from its builder Peisianax. The name Poikile (Painted) is derived from its famous murals painted by artists such as Polygnotos.
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