The culture of ancient Greece is the heritage of the whole world. Among the glories of that culture are the ruins of the Acropolis, the sacred hill and citadel of Athens. The chief building on the Acropolis was the • Parthenoin, the temple of Pallas Athene, and what remains of it to-day is one of the most beautiful and famous of ruins. Architecturally it is important not only for what it was, but for its influence on design in many lands. Mr. S. F. Markham, who is visiting New Zealand for the Museums Association, has referred to the Auckland War Memorial Museum, with its classical front, as a superb building superbly situated. A resident-of New Zealand, who has lived in Greece, in an article on this page, touches on the connection between New Zealand scenery and culture and those of ancient Athens, and makes a comparison between the view from the Acropolis and that from the hill on which the Auckland War Memorial Museum is set. He describes the Parthenon and accounts for the wonderful appeal it makes. Of our illustrations that on the top left shows the western aspect of the Parthenon to-day. Below it is a general view of the Acropolis. Top right is a view taken between the Grecian Doric pillars of the Auckland War Memorial Museum, looking out over the city and the harbour, with the North Head and Rangitoto in the distance. Below it is a picture of part of the Museum front, showing the Doric pillars and the inscription from Thucydides cut into the stone above, immortal words ■ \ spoken by Pericles over the Athenian, dead.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 88, 15 April 1933, Page 1 (Supplement)

The culture of ancient Greece is the heritage of the whole world. Among the glories of that culture are the ruins of the Acropolis, the sacred hill and citadel of Athens. The chief building on the Acropolis was the • Parthenoin, the temple of Pallas Athene, and what remains of it to-day is one of the most beautiful and famous of ruins. Architecturally it is important not only for what it was, but for its influence on design in many lands. Mr. S. F. Markham, who is visiting New Zealand for the Museums Association, has referred to the Auckland War Memorial Museum, with its classical front, as a superb building superbly situated. A resident-of New Zealand, who has lived in Greece, in an article on this page, touches on the connection between New Zealand scenery and culture and those of ancient Athens, and makes a comparison between the view from the Acropolis and that from the hill on which the Auckland War Memorial Museum is set. He describes the Parthenon and accounts for the wonderful appeal it makes. Of our illustrations that on the top left shows the western aspect of the Parthenon to-day. Below it is a general view of the Acropolis. Top right is a view taken between the Grecian Doric pillars of the Auckland War Memorial Museum, looking out over the city and the harbour, with the North Head and Rangitoto in the distance. Below it is a picture of part of the Museum front, showing the Doric pillars and the inscription from Thucydides cut into the stone above, immortal words ■ \ spoken by Pericles over the Athenian, dead.