Erechtheum
By N.S. Gill, About.com Guide
The Porch of the Maidens or "Korai", better known as Caryatids, is on the southwest side of the Erechtheum. The maidens or Caryatids hold up the structure like columns, the folds of their robes similar to the fluting of the nearby Ionic columns.
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