Telesterion
Title
Telesterion
Date
ca. 435-421 BCE
Identifier
5474
Creator2
Bugbee, Gordon (photograph)
Work Type
Single Built Works
Work Location
Greece (nation)
Elevsís (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Classical
Subject
temples (buildings)
halls (interior spaces)
Description
View of the Telesterion at Eleusis. Gordon Bugbee Collection. "Serving as the initiation Hall and Temple for the Eleusinian Mysteries, the Telesterion was located on the same spot through many building enlargements. The interior chamber housed the hiera (sacred objects) and was known as the Anaktoron (Palace) ... Eight tiers of seats on 4 sides divided by openings for 2 entrances on each of 3 sides. A total of 42 superimposed columns arranged in a 6 x 7 pattern supported the opaioned roof. Directly below the opaion was a rectangular chamber,"--Perseus Digital Library.
Measurements
ca. 52 meters x 54 meters
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Reproduction Source
37
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
GPB-GRK2-1193
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