Sunday, July 5, 2009

Treasury of Atreus


dromos


am always enchanted by these plants growing on major archaeological monuments


post and lintel system, relieving triangle, clamps to hold the columns in place, saw marks...


attempts to get a photo of the entrance from the interior were stymied by the group of Italian nuns.


corbelling

2 comments:

  1. I recall visiting this on my first trip to Greece. It was too dark to see the "do not enter" sign into the side room. I'm not entirely sure if we stepped on anything, but I certainly hope we didn't!

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  2. don't worry, the side chamber was mostly empty during excavation and hasn't gotten much more exciting since...

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