Visual reconstructions of great sites of Antiquity and the Middle Ages

Today I’m dealing with the architectural reconstructions of ancient and medieval cities, temples, harbours, theatres, fortifications etc, by J.C. Golvin, a French architect and archaeologist.

I strongly recommend J.C. Golvin’s site to architects, civil engineers and archaeologists. It really helped me to

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Architectural details of ancient Hellenic temples

Some digital images on architectural details of ancient Hellenic temples. The first image depicts a corner peristylion, the second image depicts a coloured gate and the last one a detail of the southwest wing buildings of the Acropolis of Athens.

Assos, Hellenic city in Asia Minor: Architecture

Architectural reconstructions of Assos, a significant Greek city of Asia Minor.

Above: the Temple of Athena in Assos.

Chang-an, capital of the Chinese Sui ang T’ang Dynasties

A city plan of Chang-an, capital of the Chinese Sui ang T’ang Dynasties. Also a map of the

City plan of Antioch, Seleucid capital (Syria)

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City plan of Antioch (Syria), the capital of the western part of the Seleucid Empire and then a very important metropolis of the Roman and the Byzantine empires. Also a location map of the city.

Acropolis of Athens: Architecture, part II

Modern reconstruction of the Hellenistic loggia (peristyle) of Eumenes at Acropolis’ south incline.