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Selinunte: Acropolis, Temples C and D viewed from west
Selinunte: Temples C+D from west (Photo: Athena Review 2004)
Temples C and D, both Doric peripteral temples, are aligned within the ancient urban sanctuary of the acropolis. Temple D (at left) was begun ca. 535 BC, about 15 years after the completion of the larger temple C, whose north colonnade is at right.
Temple D, stylistically more developed than C, had 6 by 13 columns,. and the revetments were of stone rather than terra-cotta. The fluted columns were no longer straight-sided but slightly convex.
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