Olympia: Exedra of Herod Atticus (Olympia, Greece) : View into the exedra, from the west end of the Terrace of the Treasuries
- Creator:
- unknown (Ancient Roman)
- Published/Created:
- Olympia, Peloponnese, Greece
160 CE - Date Depicted:
- 10/16/1997
8000 BC - 499 AD - Materials:
- stone
- Notes:
- In 160 CE Herodes Atticus built a magnificent fountain, the nymphaeum or exedra (w. 33 m, h. about 13 m), in the form of a semicircle with a circular naiskos (small shrine) at each end. The walls were of brick with polychrome marble facing. Above the semicircular, probably two-storey wall, and in the apsidal recesses that made up the central façade, were 22 statues of Antoninus Pius (reigned 138-161 CE) and his family as well as the family of Herodes Atticus. The space between the two naiskoi was occupied by two superimposed basins. The water, from an abundant spring 4 km east of Olympia, ran from the nymphaeum via a network of conduits throughout the sanctuary.
- Variant Titles:
- Exedra of Herod Atticus
- Topics:
- Architecture -- Greece -- 2nd century -- (YVRC)
- Culture:
- Roman
- Accession Number:
- 1A3-G-O-5-A3
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
exedrae (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- architectural exteriors; rulers and leaders construction building divisions; rooms and spaces; exedrae (interior spaces); built works; hydraulic structures; water distribution structures; fountains
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Base Collection
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
10/16/1997 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4152
- OID:
- 10098875
- PID:
- digcoll:1836462