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This white marble temple is dedicated to Athena, the gardian goddess of Athens, bringing victory (Nike).
It is the smallest tempel to be found on the Acropolis.
The temple was erected in the 5th century BC at the height of the classical period of Greek architecture. The small temple is one of the most beautiful examples of architecture built in Ionic order.
The temple is situated on the edge of the steep rock of the Acropolis, with the city of Athens at its feet and the Aegean Sea in the distance....
Paestum a major ancient Greek city on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea in Magna Graecia settled in 600-550 BC by the Dorians or by Greek Achaeans. Original Greek name of the city was Poseidonia after the Greek deity of the sea. Aug 2018
Valley of the Temples, Agrigento, Sicily
This Temple is a Doric style temple built in the mid 5th century BC by the greeks and dedicated to Hera. The Romans would eventually rebuild it and dedicate it to Juno.
The Temple of Olympian Zeus, also known as the Olympieion or Columns of the Olympian Zeus, is an ancient Greek temple dedicated to the king of the Olympian Gods, Zeus. Its about 1640 feet south of the Acropolis (Wikipedia), and can be easily seen from the top.
Shoot - Second Temple of Hera 480=460BC
Foundation in 600BC by Dorian Greek colonists under the name of Poseidonia. Temple are of the Doric order, that originating in the western Doric region of Greece, there the earliest style of columns of ancient Greece. The beauty it's off the beaten path so you actually enjoy the sights without the droves of tourists. I always find myself driving here when ever in the area, just stunning to.see not one but three Temples.
Famous southern Italian quote, that my Zio always said when taking me here; Siamo tutto figli di Troia (We are all children of Troy) I always pondered those words...
Poseidonia, now Paestum located in Southern Italy. Photo of the Second Temple of Hera II or Poseidon/Nettuno built in the Doric order around 460–450 BC, stands adjacent to the first temple of Hera. It name still disputed to this day by scholars to be dedicated to Hera or Poseidon (Greek) / Neptune (Roman). Instead of the typical 20 flutes on each column as of the time, they have 24 flutes. The Temple of Hera II or Poseidon also has a wider colum
in size and smaller intervals between columns. To this day scholar have no reason, maybe in their new land of Magna Grecia they wanted to be different.
Still a Sight to see
Shoot - Second Temple of Hera 480=460BC
Foundation in 600BC by Dorian Greek colonists under the name of Poseidonia. Temple are of the Doric order, that originating in the western Doric region of Greece, there the earliest style of columns of ancient Greece. The beauty it's off the beaten path so you actually enjoy the sights without the droves of tourists. I always find myself driving here when ever in the area, just stunning to.see not one but three Temples.
Famous southern Italian quote, that my uncle always said when taking me here when young; Siamo tutto figli di Troia (We are all children of Troy)
A View of Athens from the Acropolis, looking towards the southwest. You can really see the city stretching out for miles, with mountains and the sea in the distance. On the top right is Philoppapos Monument, an ancient Greek mausoleum dating from 116 AD located on Mouseion Hill.
My childhood favorite ruin to visit every time I return to Italia I always come back. Poseidonia (In Ancient Greek: Ποσειδωνία), was one of Magna Gracea greatest, and one of the most impressive settlement, amazingly preserve in its true original beauty. In view are two of three Doric Column Temples, they are the 1st and 2nd Temples of Hera
City remained prosperous during the early years of the Roman Empire; than called Paestum. But the city eventually was abandoned and remained unknown due to silting up of the mouth of the Silarus River, Some say due to the eruption of Vesuvius, for the est. time of abandonment and eruption fall in line. This silting eventually created a malarial infested swamp and the city remained unknown and buried under silt until the 1800s.
The magnificence of this city is the level of preservation from the city's entire defensive walls & gates of Greek origin are still fully intact to three beautiful temples, and a theater
One more bonus, it's quite off the beaten path of Tourist, That makes it even more enjoyable.
Concordia (named after a Roman Goddess) was orginally built by the Greeks in the mid 400's BC. Eventually the Romans would take over the entire city and by the 6th century it became a Christian Basilica! Other than the Parthenon in Greece, many believe this to be the best Doric style Temple in the World.
Shoot - Temple of Athena 520-530BC - First temple build on a high plateau some 300M from the larger and later temples.
Foundation in 600BC by Dorian Greek colonists under the name of Poseidonia. Temple are of the Doric order, that originating in the western Doric region of Greece, there the earliest style of columns of ancient Greece. The beauty it's off the beaten path so you actually enjoy the sights without the droves of tourists. I always find myself driving here when ever in the area, just stunning to.see not one but three Temples.
Famous southern Italian quote, that my uncle always said when taking me here when young; Siamo tutto figli di Troia (We are all children of Troy)
Tempio di Segesta, 430-420 a.C.
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Tempio della Concordia
Il tempio della Concordia (440-430 aC) è un tempio greco dell'antica città di Akragas sito nella Valle dei Templi di Agrigento. Ancora oggi non si sa a chi fosse dedicato questo tempio. Insieme al Partenone, è considerato il tempio dorico meglio conservato al mondo
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Temple of Concordia, Agrigento, 5th century BC
The Temple of Athena,
Paestum. Province of Salerno. Campania.
It is a Greek temple. It was built around 500 BC.
Six stately young women stand like sentinels on a marble parapet atop the Athenian Acropolis. They are gazing at the Parthenon, the great temple of Athena that, even in its present ruin, is one of the marvels of the world. Casual and relaxed, the women are balancing a heavy stone roof on their heads. It is a remarkable display of female power: voluptuous curves combined with massive, muscular strength.
Since the Roman era, columns shaped like women have been called caryatids. The word comes from the Spartan city of Caryae, where young women did a ring dance around an open-air statue of the goddess Artemis, locally identified with a walnut tree. Antiquity’s most famous caryatids were these six of the Acropolis.
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Shoot - Second Temple of Hera 480=460BC
Foundation in 600BC by Dorian Greek colonists under the name of Poseidonia. Temple are of the Doric order, that originating in the western Doric region of Greece, there the earliest style of columns of ancient Greece. The beauty it's off the beaten path so you actually enjoy the sights without the droves of tourists. I always find myself driving here when ever in the area, just stunning to.see not one but three Temples.
Famous southern Italian quote, that my uncle always said when taking me here when young; Siamo tutto figli di Troia (We are all children of Troy)
Agrigento, Sicily.
From Wikipedia:
The Temple of Concordia (Italian: Tempio della Concordia) is an ancient Greek temple in the Valle dei Templi (Valley of the Temples) in Agrigento (Greek: Akragas) on the south coast of Sicily, Italy.
The archaeological Site of Paestum is home to three of the world's best-preserved ancient Greek temple. Paestum, also known by its original Greek name as Poseidonia, was a Greek colony founded on the west coast of Italy, some 80 km south of modern-day Naples.
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On a hill just outside the site of the ancient city of Segesta lies an unusually well preserved Doric temple. It is thought to have been built in the 420s BC by an Athenian architect, despite the city not having a large Greek population. The temple has six by fourteen columns on a base measuring 21 by 56 meters, on a platform three steps high. Several elements suggest that the temple was never finished. The columns have not been fluted as they normally would have been in a Doric temple and there are still bosses present in the blocks of the base (used for lifting the blocks into place but then normally removed). The temple also lacks a cella, any ornamentation, altar or deity dedication, and was never roofed over. The temple escaped destruction by the Carthaginians in the late 5th century.
Stunning World Heritage Site in Western Sicily. Site was founded by the Greeks in the 6th Century BC.
Walking at the remains of the ancient Greek Akragas (Agrigento), in Sicily, Italy. You can see the remains of the 12km long city walls that were made in the IV century BC. The temple of Juno Lacinia (temple of Hera) is on the left.
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The Erechtheion is an ancient Greek temple on the North side of the Acropolis. Probably built somewhere around 410BC, and dedicated to both Athena and Poseidon.
Magna Grecia at its best, best it's off the beaten path. Built in the Doric column style that was most popular in the Archaic period of (750–480 BC) in mainland Greece, and also found in Magna Greacia (Southern Italy)
Temple of Hera (also called Temple E), Selinunte, Sicily.
Built around 460-450 BC when Selinunte was one of the most important Greek colonies in Sicily.
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Temple of Aphaia
Ναός Αφαίας (in Greek)
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Temple of Aphaia from the southeast.
Temple of Aphaea is located in GreeceTemple of Aphaea
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LocationAgia Marina, Attica, Greece
RegionSaronic Gulf
Coordinates37°45′15″N 23°32′00″ECoordinates: 37°45′15″N 23°32′00″E
TypeAncient Greek temple
Length80 m (260 ft)
Width80 m (260 ft)
Area640 m2 (6,900 sq ft)
History
FoundedCirca 500 BC
PeriodsArchaic Greek to Hellenistic
Satellite ofAegina, then Athens
Site notes
ConditionErect with collapsed roof
OwnershipPublic
Management26th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities
Public accessYes
WebsiteHellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism
The Temple of Aphaia (Greek: Ναός Αφαίας) or Afea[1] is located within a sanctuary complex dedicated to the goddess Aphaia on the Greek island of Aigina, which lies in the Saronic Gulf. Formerly known as the Temple of Jupiter Panhellenius, the great Doric temple is now recognized as dedicated to the mother-goddess Aphaia. It was a favourite of the Neoclassical and Romantic artists such as J. M. W. Turner. It stands on a c. 160 m peak on the eastern side of the island approximately 13 km east by road from the main port.[2]
Aphaia (Greek Ἀφαία) was a Greek goddess who was worshipped exclusively at this sanctuary. The extant temple of c. 500 BC was built over the remains of an earlier temple of c. 570 BC, which was destroyed by fire c. 510 BC. Elements of this older temple were buried in the infill for the larger, flat terrace of the later temple, and are thus well preserved. Abundant traces of paint remain on many of these buried fragments. There may have been another temple in the 7th century BC, also located on the same site, but it is thought to have been much smaller and simpler in terms of both plan and execution. Significant quantities of Late Bronze Age figurines have been discovered at the site, including proportionally large numbers of female figurines (kourotrophoi), indicating – perhaps – that cult activity at the site was continuous from the 14th century BC, suggesting a Minoan connection for the cult.[3] The last temple is of an unusual plan and is also significant for its pedimental sculptures, which are thought to illustrate the change from Archaic to Early Classical technique. These sculptures are on display in the Glyptothek of Munich, with a number of fragments located in the museums at Aigina and on the site itself.[4]
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Panorama of the Aphaia temple looking east. Aphaia (meaning "out of sight") is a gorgeous temple in the island of Aegina.
The Temple of Apollo in the Ancient Site of Delphi, Greece.
I also did a walkthrough video of the site, from the Stadium at the top down to the entrance.