During the COVID lockdown my Classical Civilisation class were asked to create a booklet on how to build a temple and I thought, ‘Why not take this one step further?’. So, I decided to use the resources I had access to and build a replica of the Parthenon.
I researched the dimensions of the temple and its different parts, before deciding to build it to 100th of the size. I used plywood for the three-stepped based and also for the walls of the naos and opisthodomos. For the inner columns I used wooden dowel.
The outer colonnade consisted of 46 columns, which I 3D printed for a more realistic appearance than dowel. Each column took just over an hour, in batches of 12; around 50 hours of printing time. For the roof, I used a laser cutter to etch Building the Parthenon During the COVID lockdown my Classical Civilisation class were asked to create a booklet on how to build a temple and I thought, ‘Why not take this one step further?’. So, I decided to use the resources I had access to and build a replica of the Parthenon.
You can see Kayleb’s model in the display cabinet outside the Classics classrooms in Great School. the look of tiles; each panel took around two hours. I also used the laser cutter to etch the east and west pediment and the frieze that went around the sides.
For the statue of Athena, I used the 3D printer again, which took seven hours. After assembly I used white spray paint to replicate the colour of marble. The Parthenon would have been painted in different colours, like red and gold, but I thought the detail of the frieze and pediment would be more visible in white.
Kayleb M, Fifth Form.
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