The Porch of the Caryatids

Sometimes called the Porch of the Maidens, the South side of the Erechteion is where the Caryatids (women from Karyai served as models hence the name) are located. These are the famous statues/columns of maidens wearing gowns that are flowing in the wind. On site you will get to see replicas while most of the originals are situated in the Acropolis Museum at the foot of the Acropolis (one of the caryatids is currently in the British Museum in London as it was appropriated  by Lord Elgin along with the Parthenon marbles).