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Sicilian Temples (Greek Metrology)
Characteristics of Sicilian Archaic Temples The large dimensions of the components, the presence of a propteron, an adyton, and other specific elements of the plan and elevation speak for an originally very autonomous development of Sicilian...
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Column
The column was an architectural invention that allowed for the support of ceilings without the use of solid walls. Columns increase the space which can be spanned by a ceiling, allowing the entrance of more light. Columns also offer an alternative...
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Columns of Basilica Cistern, Istanbul
Located across the Hagia Sophia Museum, Yerebatan Sarayi is also known as the Basilica Cistern because of a basilica that was once located nearby as a cultural centre. It is the largest surviving underground cistern of Istanbul. Fatih Cistern...
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Columns of Hagia Sophia
Columns of Hagia Sophia, 6th century CE, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey. In Hagia Sophia, there are 140 monolithic columns which were brought from different places of the world.
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Columns at Laodicea on the Lycus
Archaeologists have discovered massive columns in Laodicea on the Lycus in Phrygia (Turkey) dating to the first and second centuries CE.
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Columns of the Temple of Zeus Lepsynos, Euromos
Inscriptions on the flutted columns of the Temple of Zeus Lepsynos at Euromos celebrating the donors who financially supported the construction of the temple.
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Columns, Temple of Apollo, Side
The restored Temple of Apollo, built in the 2nd half of the 2nd century CE in the Corinthian order, Side (Pamphylia, Turkey).
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Columns, Orange Theatre Stage Wall Facade
A detail of the facade of the stage wall of the the 1st century CE Roman theatre at Arausio (Orange, France).
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Columns, Sounion Temple of Poseidon
The 5th century BCE Doric temple of Poseidon, Sounion, Greece.
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Columns, Amphipolis
The remains of the ancient northern Greek city of Amphipolis.
Location: Amphipolis, Macedonia, Greece
