July 20, 2004

Metis allows virtual visits to a long list of ancient Greek sites. You can move around on a map of each site and see a panoramic view from whichever point you choose. Requires Quicktime
posted by Plegmund 19 years ago
  • I took a look around. Very cool stuff. The fact that those temples were built thousands of years ago amazes me. It's even more amazing when you see the influence those temples have on modern architecture -- everything from banks, post offices, government offices, city storefronts and old mansions imitate the style closely, and the simple column/order/frieze combo shows up in a lot of homes too. I went around Manhattan one day photographing all the Greek-influenced structures for junior-year college art history paper, and it was a hell of a lot of fun. Greek temples make me want to get into architecture.
  • bootyful, thanks Plegumund! ) *bookmarks*
  • Keep dipping into this -- find this quite absorbing, and since haven't seen nearly all of it yet, I've still much to look forward to. Thanks, Plegmund!
  • Ah, Sunion. The first Greek site I ever saw. And, looking at the Mediterranean from the temple site, where I understood what "the wine dark sea" meant. On the other hand, as much as I don't do the past lives stuff, I'm convinced that I heard that phrase sitting on a hillside by a roaring campfire, which provided light, from a poet/bard who was passing by and who recited that phrase and the rest of the story, maybe for a bit of food. Ok, I'm probably certifiable, but that memory is as accessable as what happened yesterday.