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Doric Temple
Sicily. Theme - Archaeology Other themes: Italy, Buildings |
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The
temple of Segesta in Sicily is one of the finest examples of a "Greek"
temple to be found anywhere. We use inverted commas around "Greek" because
the temple was built by the Elymians in the fifth century BC, possibly
with Greek help.
Built just outside the destroyed city of Egesta (local version of "Segesta") the temple was never completed, and has remained in its "final" form almost without disturbance. Its columns are unfluted and the protrusions used for lifting the building blocks can still be seen. It seems also that it was never roofed. Fortunately it was sufficiently
remote to be immune to scavenging for building stone, and it has therefore
survived as one of the most important Doric temples in the world.
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