Erechtheum

[ ih-rek-thee-uh m, er-ik-thee-uh m ]

/ ɪˈrɛk θi əm, ˌɛr ɪkˈθi əm /

noun

a temple at Athens on the Acropolis, begun c420 b.c., having two Ionic porches and a porch of caryatids: regarded as one of the finest examples of classical architecture.

Also E·rech·thei·on

[ih-rek-thahy-uh n, -on, er-ik-thahy-uh n] /ɪˈrɛk θaɪ ən, -ˌɒn, ˌɛr ɪkˈθaɪ ən/.

Example sentences from the Web for erechtheion

The Erechtheion and Propylæa were probably built a few years later, but their exact dates are also in doubt.

The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Volume 01, No. 08, August 1895 |Various
Coffer from the lacunaria of the north portico of the Erechtheion (J on plan).

A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) |A. H. Smith
One of the six female figures which served as columns in the southern portico of the Erechtheion.

A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) |A. H. Smith
The dimensions differ from those of the columns of the Erechtheion.

A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) |A. H. Smith

Recently, however, the foundations of an early temple have been discovered between the Parthenon and the Erechtheion.

A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) |A. H. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for erechtheion

Erechtheum

Erechtheion (ɪˈrɛkθɪən, ˌɛrəkˈθiːən)

/ (ɪˈrɛkθɪəm, ˌɛrəkˈθiːəm) /

noun

a temple on the Acropolis at Athens, which has a porch of caryatids

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British Dictionary definitions for erechtheion

Erechtheion (ɪˈrɛkθɪən, ˌɛrəkˈθiːən)

noun