Sounion, Temple of Poseidon (Building)
Peripteral temple, 6 x 13 columns; in the Sanctuary of Poseidon.
- ID:
- aa_373
- Type:
- Building
- Date:
- ca. -444
- Period:
- Classical
- Context:
- Sounion
- Region:
- Attica
- Dimensions:
-
31.12 m x 13.47 m; column height: 6.12 m.
- Type:
- Temple
Plan
Doric peripteral temple with cella opening east. A pronaos and an opisthodomos, both distyle in antis with identical dimensions.
History
Built by the Athenians to replace an older uncompleted temple, a portion of which can be seen south of the temple platform, damaged by the Persians in 480 B.C. The earlier, poros temple was begun ca. 490 B.C. Before this temple was built, a simple, small temple was erected on the southern side of the later temple, perhaps to temporarily house the cult statue of Poseidon. Because of similarities in design and building methods the design of this building is attributed to the anonymous [...]
