• The reconstructed Pergamon Altar in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. Side view. Carl Humann's 1881 plan of the Pergamon acropolis.
  • The Great Altar of Pergamon, dedicated to Zeus and Athena, was ornamented on its vast sockel with reliefs depicting the struggle of the…
  • Carved between 180 and 160 BCE, the Pergamon Altar is an intricately detailed monumental structure constructed as a place of worship to the gods.
  • On the use of the altar and possible ways of sacrificing see Max Kunze: Der Pergamonaltar.
  • Teilrekonstruktion des Pergamonaltars im Pergamonmuseum. Detail der Ostseite des Giganten-Reliefs. Der Pergamonaltar ist ein monumentaler Altar...
  • The Pergamon Altar is an impressive structure, measuring 35.74 meters (116 feet) in width and 33.4 meters (109 feet) in depth.
  • North side of grand staircase, Pergamon Altar (photo: Carole Raddato , CC BY-SA 2.0).
  • The Altar has a 113 metre (371 feet) long sculptural frieze depicting the gigantomachy, or struggle of the gods and the giants.
  • The Pergamon Altar was built about 150 BC on the acropolis or the high point of the ancient Greek city of Pergamon in Asia Minor.