- The sculptural decoration of the Parthenon includes the pediments, the metopes, the frieze, the capes and the ivory statue of Athena.
- Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs, Parthenon Metopes, south flank, marble, c. 440 BCE, Classical Period (British Museum, London).
- [1:48] Below that there are spaces called metopes in between triglyphs, and lastly in the frieze, that is, a band of continuous sculpture. The Parthenon is an...
- What themes are pictured on the metopes of the Parthenon? ... The metopes on each of the four sides of the Parthenon depict a different mythical battle or war.
- In 1687, a cannonball struck the Parthenon during an attack on Athens by the Venetians. This event destroyed many metopes on the south wall, especially the...
- Thus on the metopes of the Parthenon there are four main themes that are known from the sculpture of many other Greek temples as well as from various other...
- The roof of the structure showcases overlapping marble tiles. The architecture of the Parthenon follows a 4:9 ratio, mathematically known as the Golden Ratio.
- Reconstruction phases of a metope from the Parthenon, from the actual remains to the restored polychrome painting.
- A Centaur Grips the Neck of a Lapith (445-440 BC) is another metope from the south side of the Parthenon showing a battle between a centaur and a Lapith.