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Temples of Paestum. ‘The Basilica’ Temple of Hera.

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1 Temples of Paestum

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3 ‘The Basilica’ Temple of Hera

4 Adyton Naos

5 c550BC 9 x 18 50 columns 3 columns in antis Considerable entasis. 7 columns in naos. Adyton at rear of naos. No opisthodomos opisthodo mos

6 Flat echinus ‘cushion like’ Column capitals decorated with circular band. 1 st, 3 rd and 5 th columns in SW decorated with double band of lotus flowers and palms. Possible ‘trademark’ of the architects?

7 http://www.robertoand reoli.it/gall_cgvideoga mes/pagine/TeHe.htmhttp://www.robertoand reoli.it/gall_cgvideoga mes/pagine/TeHe.htm

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11 ‘Temple of Ceres’, Paestum

12 Temple of Athena c500BC

13 Stairwell

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15 Normalies Entasis on columns. Entrance on East. X= 2Y+1 Doric order peristyle.

16 Oddities No opisthodomos. Ionic columns in porch. Metopes undecorated. Painted? Space in front of pronaos twice width of space behind naos. Pronaos columns different to peristyle columns. Pronaos columns not in line with peristyle columns. Engaged column on each antis. No internal columns in cella. Steps up into cella.

17 Oddities

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20 Temple of Poseidon / Neptune

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23 Stairwell

24 http://www.robertoandreoli.it/gall _cgvideogames/pagine/TeNe.htm http://www.robertoandreoli.it/gall_ cgvideogames/pagine/TeNe.htm

25 c450 BC Hexastyle Distyle in antis 6 x 14 24 flutes per column cf 20 Naos 140cm higher than peristyle floor.

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