Paestum temple of hera I plan

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Paestum: Temple of Hera I, plan

Paestum: Temple of Hera I, plan (Athena Review)

This large peripteral Doric temple (24.5 x 53.3 meters) was built in local sandstone and is oriented east-west, with the entrance to the east.

All 50 columns of the peristyle, including the architraves, have survived, making it one of the best preserved of archaic Doric temples in the world.
Nothing of the roof remains, but it is presumed to have had a wooden substructure, covered with tiles, since holes for the wooden beams can be seen on the inside of the architraves.
The frieze has completely disappeared, but it almost certainly lacked carved metopes such as on the Parthenon in Athens, as none have been found around the site.
From the porch a double doorway led into the cella or naos. Most of the cella walls have disappeared. Behind the naos was an adyton, a room used for storing the values of the temple.

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	Paestum: Temple of Hera I, plan Paestum: Temple of Hera I, plan (Athena Review)

	This large peripteral Doric temple (24.5 x 53.3 meters) was built in local sandstone and is oriented east-west, with the entrance to the east. All 50 columns of the peristyle, including the architraves, have survived, making it one of the best preserved of archaic Doric temples in the world. Nothing of the roof remains, but it is presumed to have had a wooden substructure, covered with tiles, since holes for the wooden beams can be seen on the inside of the architraves. The frieze has completely disappeared, but it almost certainly lacked carved metopes such as on the Parthenon in Athens, as none have been found around the site. From the porch a double doorway led into the cella or naos. Most of the cella walls have disappeared. Behind the naos was an adyton, a room used for storing the values of the temple.
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Paestum: Temple of Hera I, plan

Paestum: Temple of Hera I, plan (Athena Review)

This large peripteral Doric temple (24.5 x 53.3 meters) was built in local sandstone and is oriented east-west, with the entrance to the east.All 50 columns of the peristyle, including the architraves, have survived, making it one of the best preserved of archaic Doric temples in the world.

Nothing of the roof remains, but it is presumed to have had a wooden substructure, covered with tiles, since holes for the wooden beams can be seen on the inside of the architraves.

The frieze has completely disappeared, but it almost certainly lacked carved metopes such as on the Parthenon in Athens, as none have been found around the site.

From the porch a double doorway led into the cella or naos. Most of the cella walls have disappeared. Behind the naos was an adyton, a room used for storing the values of the temple.

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This large peripteral Doric temple (24.5 x 53.3 meters) was built in local sandstone and is oriented east-west, with the entrance to the east.

All 50 columns of the peristyle, including the architraves, have survived, making it one of the best preserved of archaic Doric temples in the world.