Temple of Hephaestus
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A Temple of Hephaestus is an Athenian Greek temple dedicated to Hephaestus.
- Context:
- It can have been built in the 5th century BCE between 449-415 BCE.
- It can have been completed in ~415 BCE, just before the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War.
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- See: Greek Temple, Ancient Greek Architecture, Doric Order, Ancient Greece, Agora of Athens.
References
2023
- (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Hephaestus Retrieved:2023-7-17.
- The Temple of Hephaestus or Hephaisteion (also "Hephesteum" or "Hephaesteum"; , , and formerly called in error the Theseion or "Theseum"; , ), is a well-preserved Greek temple dedicated to Hephaestus; it remains standing largely intact today. It is a Doric peripteral temple, and is located at the north-west side of the Agora of Athens, on top of the Agoraios Kolonos hill. From the 7th century until 1834, it served as the Greek Orthodox church of Saint George Akamates. The building's condition has been maintained due to its history of varied use.