Parthenon on the Acropolis is one of the most famous buildings in the world, and a visit to Athens is not complete without visiting this temple. Construction of the Parthenon began in 447 BC, replacing the older temple that was destroyed by the Persians, and was completed in 432 BC. The purpose of the Parthenon was to house the statue of Athena parthenos made of ivory, silver and gold. First in the 5th century, the statue was looted by one of the Roman Emperor, and taken to Constantinople, where he later destroyed.
2. Valley of the Temples
Situated on a ridge outside the town of Agrigento, the rest of the seven Greek temple is called the Valley of Temples. Temple of Concordia, built in the 5th century BC, is one of the best preserved Doric temples of the largest in the style that is still standing. Other temples include the Temple of Juno, which is used for wedding celebrations, and the Temple of Heracles, the oldest temple on the site which currently only consists of 8 columns.
3. Temple of Hephaestus
Located about 500 meters north-west of the famous Acropolis, the Temple of Hephaestus is the best preserved Greek temple in the world, though far less known than the famous neighbor. This temple was built in the 5th century BC in a district that contains many foundries and metal shops. Therefore, it is dedicated to Hephaestos, the god of metal working. Temple of Hephaestus designed by Ictinus, one of the architects who worked on the Parthenon.
Paestum is an ancient Greco-Roman city in southern Italy, not far from the beach. The city offers three Greek temples are maintained. The oldest temple is the Temple of Hera at Paestum, built around 550 BC by Greek colonists. Nearby temple was built around a century later and is also dedicated to Hera, the goddess of marriage and childbirth. Further up the Temple of Athena was built around 500 BC.
5. Doric Temple of Segesta
Located in the northwest part of Sicily, Segesta is one of the major cities of the Elymian, one of the three indigenous peoples of Sicily. Elymian mixed population of Segesta and Greek, Hellenistic and although Elymians immediately take the external characteristics of Greek life. Doric temple is located just outside the ancient site is well maintained. It is built in the late 5th century BC and has a 6 × 14 columns. and the temple also appears to have a shortage roof over the main room.
6. Temple of Apollo Epicurius
Located on a remote mountainside in the Peloponnese, the Temple of Apollo at Bassae Epicurius is well-preserved Greek temples and unusual. It was built somewhere between 450 and 400 BC. This temple is aligned north-south, in contrast to most of the Greek temple is aligned east-west. The temple is unusual in that it has a third example of the commands used in classical architecture of ancient Greece. Doric columns form a peristyle while Ionic columns support the porch and Corinthian columns in the interior features. Temple of Apollo Epicurius currently covered under the tent to protect debris from the elements.
7. Erechtheum
The Erechtheum is an ancient Greek temple in the Ionic style of the north side of the Acropolis of Athens. This temple was built between 421 and 407 BC. Its name comes Erikhthonios, the Greek hero. This temple is perhaps best known for the distinctive porch supported by six female figures known as Caryatids.
8. Temple of Zeus, Cyrene
Cyrene is the most important of the five Greek colony in Libya to date. This temple was destroyed during the Jewish revolt in 115, and returns both 5 years later because it was built again by the Romans on the orders of Emperor Hadrian. In the year 365, an earthquake caused the temple to collapse once again and not rebuilt until the modern era by the British and Italian archaeologists. This temple is larger than the Parthenon, a reflection of the richness and importance of Cyrene, the ancient Greek world.
9. Temple of Poseidon, Sounion
10. Kuil Olympia Zeus
Although only a few columns remain at Olympia Temple of Zeus in Athens does not take much imagination to realize that this is one of the giant temple. Its construction began in the 6th century BC during the reign of the tyrant of Athens, who envisaged building the greatest temple in the ancient world, but not completed until the reign of Roman Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century about 638 years after the project has begun.
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