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full size in new window. | Title / Description: Temple of Hephaestus
Provenance: Athens, Greece
Object Type: image - architecture
Date: 5th c. BCE Commentary: The Temple of Hephaestus (Hephaistos), built in the middle of the 5th century BCE, overlooked the Athenian Agora. The building is made out of marble, with a Doric collonade and a continous Ionic frieze. The temple was dedicated to Hephaestus, the god of fire and craftsmen, and is 13 meters by 38 meters in size.
See also:
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/architindex?entry=Athens,Temple+of+Hephaistos
Author of Commentary: Adam Mendelson
Source: Attridge, Harold W. Harold Attridge slide collection
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