Olympic Walls - Gate of Light
EXTERIOR WALL VIEW
Rock-soil base on either side of the LIGHT GATE: 3 metres (in all PETALLA).
Note: In some uneven parts of the walls, it may be longer.
Upper Base Width on the wall – (peripheral road): 2,5 metres.
Height of the Support at each PETALLON: 9 metres from the base.
Thickness of the Support at each PETALLON: 90 cm above – 3 metres at the base.
Height of the Support on the sides of the GATE: 9 metres.
(3 metres below the epipedal road + 6 metres on the 7m wall. = 9 meters.)
Wall construction materials – PETRES exterior: Marble
Wall base materials: Cement, Iron
Cement, Marble, Marble.
Materials of Tower GATE Lights: Stone, Iron, Marble, Marble columns
THE GATE OF LIGHT
Gate opening: 27m long x 18m wide (as long as the gate length) Base width of each pillar: 12 x 8m long at the entrance level.
Height of each pillar: 12m. from the entrance level (plus 3m. height of 2 x 9 = 18 steps)
Width of the upper edge of each pillar: 9 x 16m. Central gate columns: 3 rows of 3 columns horizontally.
Column height: 8 metres. Each row of 3 columns vertically.
Plus Height of Doric style column: 1m with the echino and the upper column.
Column base diameter: 1 metre and 20 cm.
Diameter of the upper end of the column: 81 cm.
Above the pillars, statue bases of Athena – Apollo are placed. According to the picture, the total height of the statue bases is 1.70 metres.
Height of statues of Athena – Apollo: 6 metres.
Statue materials: to be decided (perhaps metal with tin coating).
Horizontal horizontal thyrrhyss supported on the upper ends of the columns of the Pillar of Light, bearing triglyphs and gilded shields.
Below the triglyphs will be inscribed:
ΕΙ ΕΙΡΓΑΣΘΑΙ ΕΠΙ ΤΩ ΚΑΛΩ ΚΑΓΑΘΩ
ΚΑΙ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗΣ ΠΑΙΔΕΙΑΣ ΜΕΤΕΣΧΗΚΑΣ, ΕΙΣΙΕΙ.
THE EAGLES
Height: 2 meters.
Width – Length: depending on height.
Metal tripod with a fire that will burn without going out.
Total height: 3 meters with its 3 legs and basin.
Materials: Columns and capitals: White marble.
Pillars: Stone, same as the stone of the walls.
Statue bases: white marble.
There will be 2 tiers from the floor of the square to the entrance floor, stairs at 9 on each tier.
Total height = 3 m., equal to the depth of the walls.
Height of each step about 17 cm. 9 × 17 × 2 = 3,06 metres
INSIDE THE PILLARS
OF THE CENTRAL GATE OF LIGHT
• Guard Service Offices.
• On either side of the gate entrance, visitor entrance/exit counters.
• Electronic surveillance service offices.
• Corridors and elevators on either side for needy visitors.
• In total, in each pillar: 4 floors averaging 120 sqm.
LODGES OF THE SPONSORS
One gallery on the left and one gallery on the right of the square,
in front of the PILLAR OF LIGHT of HEPTAPOLIS.
Length of the lodge: 69 metres.
Width of the shelter: 6 metres.
Width of the gallery after the columns: 3 metres.
Number of columns: 28.
Bodies: 2 floors above ground and 1 below ground.
Height of each floor: 3 metres.