A caryatid (/ ˌ k ɛər i ˈ æ t ɪ d, ˌ k ær-/ KAIR-ee-AT-id, KARR-; [1] Ancient Greek: Καρυᾶτις, romanized: Karuâtis; pl. Καρυάτιδες, Karuátides) [2] is a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar …

Caryatid, in classical architecture, draped female figure used instead of a column as a support. In marble architecture they first appeared in pairs in three small buildings (treasuries) at Delphi (550–530 bc), and their origin can be traced back to mirror …

Oct 29, 2012 · Caryatid is the name given to an architectural column which takes the form of a standing female figure. The first examples come from ancient Greek architecture and indeed, the most celebrated examples are found in the south porch of the Erechtheion on the acropolis of Athens, the originals of which are now in the city 's Acropolis Museum.

Aug 23, 2019 · A caryatid is a sculpted female figure that also serves as a pillar, column, or other supportive architectural element. A traditional caryatid has a capital (the top of a column) on her head, though some also appear to be holding up the entablature (the decorated area above a column) with their arms.

Feb 10, 2024 · Among its many notable features, the Caryatids —sculpted female figures that take the place of traditional columns—hold a special place in the annals of classical art and architecture.

These graceful female figures replace columns—how did human form and architecture relate in ancient Greece? Caryatid (South Porch) and Ionic Column (North Porch), Erechtheion on the Acropolis, Athens, marble, 421-407 B.C.E., Classical Period (British Museum, London). Mnesicles may have been the architect.

Oct 24, 2020 · At the south porch, which was the most well-known, the roof was supported by six statues of maidens known as the Caryatids, instead of the typical columns. Below it stood the grave of Kekrops, another legendary King of Athens.

Feb 9, 2024 · Constructed between 421-405 BCE, the six Caryatids adorn the southern porch (also referred to as Porch of the Maidens) of the Erechtheion and serve as structural and architectural support in place of the typical columns.

The second Caryatid B, preserved in a better condition than Saint Demetra though with significant restorations, was unearthed in Eleusis some ninety years after the other one was taken, and it is now exhibited in the archaeological museum of the town. Greece is …

A caryatid is an architectural support in the shape of female figure. Such figures, not limited to human dimensions, generally adorn building or parts of buildings that are small. And 8-foot column is not unusually tall, but a caryatid of this height gives an effect of colossal size.