Temple of Hera II

Temple of Hera II

460 BCE

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Temple of Poseidon

Bugbee, Gordon (photograph)

visual works

Italy (nation)

Paestum (deserted settlement)

Archaic (Greek)

architectural drawings (visual works)

temples (buildings)

Hera (Greek deity)

Front elevation view drawing of the Temple of Hera II, also known as the Temple of Poseidon at Paestum, Sicily. Mon. Ant. I, Pl. 14. "The temple is peristyle, with 6 x 14 columns, a distyle in antis pronaos, and a distyle in antis opisthodomos. To the right of the cella door, a staircase led to the roof; to the left was a small utility room. Inside the cella, a double colonnade of seven columns divides the cella into a nave and two side aisles. Above the lower colonnade, an upper colonnade of smaller columns helps support the roof. Double angle contraction is employed in the temple: the corner intercolumniations at the flanks and fronts are reduced, in order for the triglyphs in the frieze above to be centered over the columns. This contraction is distributed over the first two intercolumniations at the corners. Certain optical refinements are also employed: the stylobate is curved upwards slightly towards the center, to avoid an impression of sagging; the horizontal cornices are also slightly curved; and the columns incline slightly inwards. These features suggest that the architect was influenced by developments in mainland Greek architecture,"--Perseus Digital Library.

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