Asclepion
Title
Asclepion
Date
ca. 4th century BCE
Identifier
1886
Work Type
Single Built Works
Work Location
Turkey (nation)
Bergama (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Hellenistic
Subject
medical centers
columns (architectural elements)
Description
View of columns at the Asclepion in Pergamon, Turkey. "A colonnaded and paved sacred way, the Via Tecta, linked the city to the sanctuary. The sacred way reached the center of the E side of the temenos at a forecourt and monumental propylon. Along the eastern side of the sanctuary the library is N of the propylon and the circular temple of Zeus Asklepios (diameter 23.85 m) and the two-story rotunda treatment center (diameter 26.5 m) are aligned S of it.
The two-story circular treatment center at the SE corner of the rectangular temenos is counterbalanced by the theater at the NW corner,"--Perseus Digital Library.
The two-story circular treatment center at the SE corner of the rectangular temenos is counterbalanced by the theater at the NW corner,"--Perseus Digital Library.
Material/Medium
exterior
Reproduction Type
jpeg
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
A1GRPER2-5499BE2A7
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