Temple of Hephaistos
Title
Temple of Hephaistos
Date
ca. 449-444 BCE
Identifier
1766
Alternative Title or Name
Hephaisteion
Creator
Kallikrates
Creator Nationality
Ancient Greek
Work Type
Single Built Works
Work Location
Greece (nation)
Athens (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Classical
Subject
temples (buildings)
Hephaestus (Greek deity)
Doric order
Corinthian capitals
Description
View of Temple of Hephaistos in Athens, Greece with Corinthian capital in foreground. "Doric peripteral temple, 6 x 13 columns. Cella with a pronaos and an opisthodomos, both distyle in antis. Interior with superimposed Doric colonnade along 3 of the cella walls, but the original number of columns is uncertain ... Usually referred to as the Hephaisteion, the building was previously called the Theseion, a name still in common use. It has also been proposed that the temple was dedicated to Eukleia (Artemis). The temple was richly decorated. Planting pits dating from the 3rd century B.C. show that the temple grounds were fully landscaped,"--Perseus Digital Library.
Material/Medium
marble (rock)
Measurements
13.71 x 38.24 meters
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
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ID Number
A1GRATH1-4NDC1A10
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