Stoa of Attalos II

Alternative Title

Museum of the Ancient Agora

Creator

• Unknown

Files

Publisher

Saskia, Ltd., Cultural Documentation

Publication Date

1966

Time Period

circa 150 BCE

Abstract

View along Doric colonnade, with unfluted (lower) columns

Keywords

Greek Hellenistic period, Ancient architecture, Doric orders, Doric (Architectural style), Ionic orders, Ionic (Architectural style), Stoas

Alt Text

A long, white building with multiple openings and columns under a clear blue sky. Bare tree branches partially obscure the view of the structure.

Extent

1 color photograph

Geographic Location

Greece; Athens (Greece)

Rights

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Access Restrictions

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Media Type

Color photographs

Format

Digital Only

Note

This covered portico was built for and named after King Attalos II (r. 159-138 BCE) of Pergamon. The stoa was more elaborate and larger than the earlier buildings of Athens, with two stories instead of one. The dimensions are 115 meters by 20 meters, made of Pentelic marble and limestone. The Doric order was used for the exterior colonnade on the ground floor with Ionic for the interior colonnade. The stoa was a gift to the city of Athena for the education that Attalos received there. The building was reconstructed from 1952-1956 by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and currently houses the Museum of the Ancient Agora.

Identifier

A01-JGA0262

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Stoa of Attalos II" (1966). Art and Art History Collection (Saskia). 228.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/saskia/228