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Title
Hephaisteion: Temple of Hephaestus Eastern View (Athens, Greece)
Subject
Hephaisteion (Athens, Greece)
Hephaestus (Greek deity)
Ancient Greek religion
Temples, Greek--Greece
Attikē (Greece)
Classical Greece
Agora (Athens, Greece)
Athens (Greece)
Pericles
Description
This photograph depicts the eastern side of the great temple dedicated to the god of craft and metalworking, Hephaestus. Located just above the Athenian agora, above the location where skilled craftsman practiced their trades, the Hephaisteion, built by the great statesman Pericles from 449 BCE to 415 BCE, is the best preserved, most complete temple from Classical Greece
Creator
Proctor, Christopher
Date
24-May-2007
Rights
Noncommercial Reuse: The author of this work gives permission for this digital image to be reused
without modification for research and educative endeavors. Please cite the digital resource according to the convention provided by Omeka.
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Format
image/jpg
327 KB
1280 x 960 pixels
72 PPI
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Identifier
CG0029
Coverage
Attikē (Greece)
449 BCE - 415 BCE