. The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries. Plate XX.—Doorway from the Erectheion at Athens. I/O GREECE. into slavery, which latter, in a sort of grim humour,they were fond of reproducing in their public build-ings as bearing eternal burdens. As regards the detail of the Erectheion (), Stuart justly says: Nothing can go beyondthe workmanship of this temple. The ornamentsthroughout are of the most finished execution, andthe sculptors seem to have derived all possible ad-vantage that was afforded them by a material which.

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