Flashcards

Identify Temples

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1—Temple of Hera at Olympia
600 BC
- Archaic Period
- Doric temple
- Has pronaos and opisthodomus
with 2 columns in antis
- The columns in the porch and in the naos aligne with the peristyle.
- The columns were originally made from wood but gradually replaced by limestone..
- Pausanias the greek geographer writes that there was one wooded column in the naos during his time.
- The columns as a result vary in styles ; eg. number of flutes, type of limestone, the width of diameter.
- The architrave appears to have been originally wooden as suggested by the wide intercolumnations.
- The naos walls are made from sundried brick.
- The foundation is made from stone.
- The roof tiles are made from terra cotta.
- There is statue base in the temple probably for some kind of cult statue of Zeus or Hera.
2—Temple C at Selinus
- Doric temple
- Archaic period
- Has a pronaos and opisthodomus
- The opisthodomus is enclosed, and not open to the peristyle.
- Two rows of columns infront of the pronaos,
- High entableature
- The cornice consists of two layers of stone crowned with a terracotta gutter.
- Piercings allow rainwater to escape.
3—Temple dedicated to Athena
Between 510-500 BC
4—Temple of Apollo at Corinth.
- Archaic period
- Doric temple.
- Has pronaos and opisthodomus.
-The columns in the porch align with the columns in the peristyle.
-The columns are: - MADE FROM LIMESTONE
- Monolythic: they continue in one piece.
- Have a baggy echinus
The naos is unusally - divided into two by a cross wall.
The eastern chamber a statue is found.
Probably used for a cult statue.
5—The temple of Artemis at Ephesos
550 BC
Ionic Temple
Archaic Period
6—The Basilica
530 BC
7—The Temple of Aphaia at Aegina
5th Century BC
- Either late Archaic Period or Early Classical Period
8—The Temple of Zeus Olympias at Akragas
(begun 500 BC)
9—Temple of Zeus at Olympia
470 - 460 BC
10—Temple of Hera at Paestum
460 BC
11—The Parthenon
447-438 BC
12—The Temple of Poseidon at Sounion
440BC
13—Temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassae
430 BC
14—427-424 BC
15—The Erecthion
Ionic Temple
High Classical Period