Word: parthenon
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Professor H. L. Warren, of the Architectural Department, gave the last lecture in the course on the Fine Arts in the Fogg Art Museum last evening on "The Construction of the Parthenon." The lecture was illustrated by a model of a portion of the building and by slides...
...architecture, said Professor Warren, consists in building structures not merely useful but also beautiful, by using the materials at hand so as to produce an ornament. To give the impression of beauty anything must have unity, and this unity is possessed by the Parthenon, probably the most perfect and beautiful building ever erected...
Every part of the Parthenon is expressive of its function and beautifully expressive. The construction is simple and forms an ideal organism. Entering between the columns at the east end or front, one comes to the cella where the shrine was. Beyond is another chamber or adytum, which was used probably as a treasury. The whole idea of the temple was a house for the goddess, surrounded by columns upholding a roof...
...last in the course of lectures on the Fine Arts will be given this evening at 8 o'clock in the lecture room of the Fogg Art Museum by Professor H. L. Warren ot the Architectural Department. Professor Warren will exhibit his model of the Parthenon and show how the parts are, but together. The lecture is open to the public...
Lecture. The Construction of the Parthenon. Professor H. Langford Warren. Lecture Room of the Fogg Museum...