Palaiopoli Museum, Ancient ruins, Samothrace, Samothraki : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Palaiopoli Museum, Ancient ruins, Samothrace, Samothraki / dimsis
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| 説明 | Archaeological MuseumThe archaeological museum is situated in Palaiopoli. It was built by the American Archaeological Expedition and is maintained by the Greek state. The museum’s interior houses various findings, especially from the excavation at the Sanctuary of the Great Gods and is divided in four halls. In the central hall one finds architectural restorations of the sanctuary’s main buildings, such as the entablature of the Court of the Sanctuary’s Altar and of the Cupola of Arsinoe II, which are adorned by bulls and daisies. Moreover, sections of the superstructure of the Hall of Donations, a marble inscription which prohibited the entrance of the non-initiated ones to the Palace’s adytum (Amyiton mi eisiene).The second hall houses parts of the relief marble frieze of Propoulos of the Shrine circa 340 BC displaying female dancers, which, according to Ciriaco d’Ancona, were Muses, as well as the bust of prophet Tiresias and an entire but headless form, perhaps of Persephone etc. Upon entering the third hall the visitor sees a bench with marble supports, which come from the Sacred Dwelling. A welded headless statue of Nike stands at the back, a rear corner ornament of the Sanctuary. It was an offering of Demetrius I Poliorcetes after his victory in Cyprus and was placed on a ship’s bow with its open wings headlong trumpeting the victory. It is made of Parian marble and is 2.75 meters tall. Metallic artefacts are displayed in display cases of which a lion-like Persian pin stands out.The fourth hall houses findings of the Necropolises and a cast of Nike of Samothraki, which is currently at the Louvre Museum. Moreover, in a display case in this hall one finds the majority of the precious jewels and silver coins which were discovered during the excavation of the Necropolises and include silver and golden earrings, buckles, rings, a golden necklace, golden wreaths etc., which date from the end of the 6th century BC to the era of Augustus.When the visitor walks out of the Museum and follows the cobbled path he or she will arrive at the entrance of the archaeological site. The buildings of worship and the public buildings are those which have by and large survived in the ruins up to this very day. The first excavations of the Sacred Site date from 1863, when the French Consul in Andrianoupolis, C. Champoiseau discovered and transferred to Paris the headless statue of the “Victory of Samothraki”.The greatest archaeological remnants are the Palace with the Sacred Dwelling, the Arsinoeio in the form of a Rotunda, the Shrine, the Sanctuary, the Theatre, the Altar, the House of Offerings, the Stoa, the Fountain of Nike, the Cemetery, the building of the kings Philip III and Alexander IV, the Propylaeum of Ptolemy II etc.The archaeological museum is open to the public every day, from 08:30 to 15:00 but not on Mondays.ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF SAMOTHRAKIPALAIOPOLIPHONE NUMBER: 25510 41474 The Sanctuary of the Great GodsIt is located in Paliapoli, 6.5 km from Kamariotissa, near the Archaeological Museum, and covers an area of about 13 acres. A row of buildings stand here, which testify the significant religious activity that prevailed in this area. The propylaeum of Ptolemy Vaetos Philadelphus, of Ionic rhythm, built in 285-280 BC. The Arsinoeio circular edifice of 500 BC. The square building, offering of Philip of Aridaia and of Alexander IV. The palace, the sacred dwelling, the cupola, the shrine, the sanctuary, the archaistic niche, the marble altar, the Hellenistic building, the Stoa and the Fountain, where was located the renowned Winged Victory of Samothraki. The Ancient CityOur tour to the archeological finds of Paliapoli begins in the small parking lot in front of the little church of Agia Paraskevi. The cobbled pedestrianised street leads to the Museum and the Sanctuary of the Great Gods. To the east, on the northern slopes of Ai-Giorgis (1,448 meters) the ancient city of Samothraki was built, a part of its walls still being visible high on the slope. The surrounding wall in its highest part – at an altitude 286 meters - meets the steep crest which, descending towards the beach, is the eastern limit of the Ancient City and its natural fortification; only some parts of which have been replaced by reproduction parts. The port of the Ancient City, which was beyond the fortification, was referred to in writings for the first time in the 4th century BC and for the last time in the Acts of the Apostles, in which we read that Saint Paul the Apostle passed through here in 49-50 AD, during his journey from Asia Minor to Neapoli (modern-day Kavala). According to tradition, the Early Christian basilica was built in commemoration of this event. Ruins of this basilica are found in the eastern part of the ancient port.The medieval fortification of the Ancient City, above the Early Christian basilica, dates from 1431-3 and was integrated in Gattilusi’s policy of construction or reconstruction of a series of fortifications in Samothraki, which would guarantee the defence of the island not only against the Turks but especially against the Venetians. The fortress includes a ditch, a surrounding wall and three towers, of which the south-eastern one, which survives almost in its entirety, is its most impressive section. |
| 撮影日 | 2014-06-02 14:04:29 |
| 撮影者 | dimsis , Alexandroupolis, Greece |
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| カメラ | TG-320 , OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. |
| 露出 | 0.003 sec (1/400) |
| 開放F値 | f/5.6 |
| 焦点距離 | 5 mm |