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Temple of Jupiter Olympus, Athens--Seven hundred years in process of construction
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| Creator: |
Bain, Robert E. M
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| Title: |
Temple of Jupiter Olympus, Athens--Seven hundred years in process of construction [Graphic]
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| Translated Title: |
Earthly Footsteps of The Man of Galilee Being Three Hundred and Eighty-Four Original Photographic Views and Descriptions of
the Places Connected with the Earthly Life of Our Lord and His Apostles Traced with Note Book and Camera showing where Christ
was born, brought up, baptized, tempted, transfigured and crucified, together with the scenes of his prayers, tears, miracles
and sermons, and also places made sacred by the labors of his apostles, from Jerusalem to Rome by Bishop John H. Vincent,
D.D., LL.D., Rev. James W. Lee, D.D., and R.E.M. Bain. London: W.A. Hammond, Holborn Hall, E.C.
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| Year: |
St. Louis, 1894.
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| Object Details: |
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.4 x 17.4 cm ( 10 x 6.875 in).
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| Notes: |
Photograph is in a book with a description beneath ; printed description: "(Ezekiel, xvi: 24, 25.)--'That thou hast also built
unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee an high place [..]n every street. Thou hast built thy high place at every head
of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred.' Ezekiel in this sixteenth chapter speaks of the extraordinary love of
God toward Jerusalem, and of her deep degradation in departing from Him in search of the gods of wood and stone worshiped
by surrounding nations. We give a picture of a ruined temple in Athens erected in honor of Jupiter, the most powerful of all
the gods of the ancients. The greatest temple of Athens was that of Jupiter Olympus. It is at the southeast of the Acropolis,
and near the right bank of the Ilissus. This temple was begun by Pisistratus, tyrant of Athens, who lived between B.C. 560
and 527, which was probably before the death of Ezekiel. This great edifice was seven hundred years in process of construction."
A group of standing columns
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| Scanning Notes: |
1
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| Category: |
Temple Of Jupiter Olympus
Columns
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| Classification ID: |
5607BAI/LVii333CAJS
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| Collection: |
CAJS Image Collection LVii BAI 5607 LVii333CAJS
The Lenkin Family Collection of Photography, University of Pennsylvania Libraries
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| Geographical Location: |
Athens (Greece)
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