Halloween 2010 - Mt. Olympus and the Courtyard of Dionysus
The Invitation
The Design (Using Google “Sketch-Up”)
View of the Acropolis from the Avenue of the Golden Columns
Walking up to the Acropolis
The Bridge to the Temple of the Golden Stairway
Overhead view of the Courtyard of Dionysus
Close-up of the Courtyard of Dionysus
Interior of the Temple of the Wrestlers
Construction Drawings
Construction Starting construction on Mt. Olympus! Note: Construction took 92 4’ columns, over 50 trips to Home Depot, 20 gallons of paint, 100 lbs of 16 penny nails (around 5,000), 60 friezes (made from about 400 lbs of plaster), enough wood to build a 2 car garage, a new electrical sub panel and four months of work
‌making the friezes
The rise of the Parthenon! (a.k.a. The Temple of the Wrestlers)
Faux painting the columns
Building the Temple of the Fauns (on the garage)
The view from my bedroom window!
The Temple of the Golden Stairway
Daniel carving Dionysus!
The Temple of the Nudes
The Temple of the Nudes
The Temple of the Golden Stairway
Looking down the driveway from the Temple of the Fauns-The Hall of a Thousand Columns
Looking up at the Acropolis and the Statue of Dionysus
Looking toward the Temple of the Fauns, the Bridge to the Temple of the Golden Stairway with the Temple of the Wrestlers beyond
The friezes of the Mysteries of Dionysus
Evening view of the Temple of the Nudes and the Temple of the Dionysus and the Lion (a.k.a. Nick and Rex’s Trojan Café and Espresso Bar)
…and the Golden Stairway
Looking toward the Temple of the Nudes
The Temple of the Wrestlers and the Statue of Dionysus with Grapes
‌and again
The Amber Flames of Eternity and the Trojan CafĂŠ beyond