Libon was a 5th-century BC
architect of
Ancient Greece. Born in
Elis, he built the
Doric Temple of Zeus
Temple of Zeus may refer to:
Greece
* Temple of Zeus, Olympia
* Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens
* Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus, Athens
Italy
* Temple of Olympian Zeus, Agrigento
* Temple G, Selinunte
Selinunte (; grc, Σελῑνοῦς, SelÄ ...
at
Olympia
The name Olympia may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Film
* ''Olympia'' (1938 film), by Leni Riefenstahl, documenting the Berlin-hosted Olympic Games
* ''Olympia'' (1998 film), about a Mexican soap opera star who pursues a career as an athlet ...
in about 460 BC.
[ Pheidias translated John Galen Howard reprint 2005- Page 229 "While at Olympia, I kept an eye / On the relations of the architect, Libon, who built the temple, with his aids, Paeonius and Alcamenes, the sculptors; And much admired the way the architect / Succeeded in attaining unity,"] Libon, through his work on the Temple, is said to have inspired the technique and design of the
Parthenon on the
Athenian Acropolis
An acropolis was the settlement of an upper part of an ancient Greek city, especially a citadel, and frequently a hill with precipitous sides, mainly chosen for purposes of defense. The term is typically used to refer to the Acropolis of Athens, ...
– though this was obviously later and more perfected.
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Ancient Greek architects
5th-century BC Greek people
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