Ah, the Pergamon Altar. One of the most spectacular monuments from the Hellenistic period and now in the Berlin Museum
picture - wikipedia
Pergamon was the capital city of the Pergamene kingdom founded by the Attalid dynasty, one of the kingdoms that resulted after the death of Alexander the Great.
not my picture
The city was wonderful, but especially the altar.
The altar was located on the city's akropolis. It was about 35 meters wide and 33 meters deep. The base was decorated in a relief with the Olympian gods battling monstrous giants. There is a second relief that depicts Telephus the legendary founder of Pergamon and the son of Herakles.
The sculpture was done in high relief.
Athena - from wikipedia
Zeus - photo not mine
A fate? A fury? - photo from wikipedia
To see more of the altar, this website allows one to look at all the amazing frieze reliefs
