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Marble

This page lists all articles that have something to do with marble – a raw material that is of particular importance for the island of Naxos.

The geology of Naxos

3. November 2020

Die Geologie der Insel Naxos (Hier kann man direkt zu den weiterführenden Links ganz unten springen.) Diese Seite bietet einen Überblick über meine Beiträge zum Thema der Geologie der Insel Naxos…

Die Gesteine

18. October 2020

Die Gesteine können nach unterschiedlichen Aspekten klassifiziert werden. Zunächst einmal unterteilt man sie entsprechend ihrer Bildung in magmatische Gesteine und Sedimentgesteine. Die magmatische…

The Archaic epoch

15. February 2013

The Archaic epoch covers the 7th and 6th centuries BC. During this period a remarkable cultural development took place in the Greek region, i.e. on the Greek mainland, the islands of the Aegean and…

Im Marmor-Schneidewerk

22. November 2012

Auf Naxos wird Marmor guter Qualität in mehreren Steinbrüchen abgebaut und in Schneidewerken weiter verarbeitet. Hier ein paar Fotos aus dem Schneidewerk östlich von Kinídaros. In den Steinbrüchen…

Marmorabbau im Steinbruch bei Kinidaros

21. November 2012

Außer dem Schmirgel besitzt die Insel Naxos ein weiteres wichtiges Naturgut: den Marmor, der seit über 5000 Jahren verwendet, abgebaut, bearbeitet und auch exportiert wird. Eine wichtige Rolle spie…

Quarries and statues

Steinbrüche und Statuen Für die kulturelle und wirtschaftliche Entwicklung der Insel Naxos waren ihre Vorkommen an hervorragendem Marmor und Schmirgel von großer Bedeutung, aufgrund derer sich die…

The Temple of Demeter

28. September 2010

The Temple of Demeter at Sangrí is one of Naxos’ main attractions. The temple, which dates back to the Archaic epoch, is small in size, but of great significance for the development of Greek temple…

The Portara and the Temple of Apollon in the Chora

The best known symbol of the island of Naxos is the gigantic ancient portal of the Temple of Apollo in Naxos-Town, the Portára. It stands conspiciously on a small island “Palátia” that is connected…

The Kouroi of Flerio near Melanes

Close to the village of Mélanes lies a hill with marble of high quality that has been quarried since antiquity. The marble was used for the construction of buildings as well as for statues. Not too…

The sanctuary at Flerio near Melanes

Near the well-known Koúros of Flerió (Mélanes) an ancient sanctuary has been excavated, in which the patron gods of the marble quarry and the nearby springs were worshiped. It is one of the oldest …

“Aphrodite von Azalas” vom Schweizer Bildhauer René Küng

Das Jahr 2009 hat für uns noch etwas ganz Unerwartetes gebracht: Der Schweizer Bildhauer René Küng hat hier in Azalas ein Kunstwerk angefertigt und aufgestellt, die Marmorskulptur “Aphrodite von Az…

The Temple of Dionysus in Iria near the Chora

2. November 2009

The area around the capital of the island of Naxos, Chóra, has been inhabited for millennia. Excavations show that from the Early Bronze Age (Cycladic culture) on a significant settlement (excavati…

The idols and the religion of the Cycladic culture

28. October 2009

The Cycladic idols The most famous artefacts of the Cycladic culture are doubtless the marble idols. These unique works of art testify in an especially impressive way to the craftsmanship and artis…

Crafts in the Cycladic culture

28. October 2009

In the Early Bronze age, crafts and techniques already known from the Neolithic age such as pottery, sculpture, metalworking and shipbuilding developed to a significantly higher level. Individual p…

The Cycladic culture

27. October 2009

In the third millennium BC a remarkable culture developed on the Cyclades, the so-called Cycladic culture, which had an important centre on Naxos. It was one of the first cultures in Europe to take…

Apollonas – ein malerisches Hafenörtchen

11. August 2009

Apóllonas ist ein malerischer kleiner Hafenort an der Nordspitze von Naxos, der immer einen Ausflug wert ist. Apollonas vom Meer aus gesehen Blick auf Apollonas mit seiner Kirche Fischerboote i…

The ancient quarry at Apollonas

Close to the small village of Apóllonas, at the northern tip of Naxos, lies the island’s main antique marble quarry. It is located on a small hill to the southwest of the village that consists of v…

The Kouros of Apollonas

In an ancient quarry near the village Apóllonas in the north of Naxos lies a large, unfinished marble statue, the Kouros. On the whole hill many traces of the marble quarrying are still visible tod…

The traditional lime kilns

A typical Cycladic village is characterised by its simple, roughly cube-shaped, whitewashed houses standing close together. This preference for white plaster is relatively new; in the Middle Ages,…