1926 Temple Olympian Zeus Athens Greece Architecture - ORIGINAL GRC3

This is an original 1926 photogravure of the Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens, Greece (Hellas). Construction of the temple began in the 6th century BC, but was not completed until the 2nd century AD. The capitals of the temple were created in the Corinthian style-- the structure originally had 104 columns, but now only 15 are in existence. The photographer of this image is unknown. Period Paper is pleased to offer an exceptional collection of historic original photogravures of the architecture, landscape, and people of Greece. The actual border around the photogravure is larger than what is shown in the digital image and each image has a caption in French, English, and German, which will be included with the item when shipped. However, we wanted to show you the actual image up close and the dimensions provided next to the "Size" above indicate the size of the actual photogravure only. The total size is approximately two inches larger in width and height. These original photogravure