<P> The Temple of Athena Nike was finished around 420 BC , during the Peace of Nicias . It is a tetrastyle ( four column ) Ionic structure with a colonnaded portico at both front and rear facades ( amphiprostyle ) , designed by the architect Kallikrates . The columns along the east and west fronts were monolithic columns . The temple ran 8 metres ( 27 ft ) long by 5.5 metres ( 18.5 ft ) wide and 7 metres ( 23 ft ) tall . The total height from the stylobate to the acme of the pediment while the temple remained intact was a modest 7 metres ( 23 ft ) . The ratio of height to diameter of the columns is 7 : 1 , the slender proportions creating an elegance and refinement not encountered in the normal 9 : 1 or 10 : 1 of Ionic buildings . Constructed from white Pentelic marble , it was built in stages as war - starved funding allowed . </P>
<P> The Temple of Athena Nike was finished around 420 BC , during the Peace of Nicias . It is a tetrastyle ( four column ) Ionic structure with a colonnaded portico at both front and rear facades ( amphiprostyle ) , designed by the architect Kallikrates . The columns along the east and west fronts were monolithic columns . The temple ran 8 metres ( 27 ft ) long by 5.5 metres ( 18.5 ft ) wide and 7 metres ( 23 ft ) tall . The total height from the stylobate to the acme of the pediment while the temple remained intact was a modest 7 metres ( 23 ft ) . The ratio of height to diameter of the columns is 7 : 1 , the slender proportions creating an elegance and refinement not encountered in the normal 9 : 1 or 10 : 1 of Ionic buildings . Constructed from white Pentelic marble , it was built in stages as war - starved funding allowed . </P>
the temple of athena nike was built with
the temple of athena nike was built with
white Pentelic marble
white Pentelic marble