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The Acropolis - the Erechtheion

This peculiar temple sits on the north side of the Acropolis hill, next to the Parthenon. Nobody is really sure of its purpose or to whom it was dedicated. The famous south porch, supported by the human-figure caryatids, is much smaller than I imagined it to be. The caryatids are approximately life size.
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