Temples of Paestum
‘The Basilica’ Temple of Hera
Adyton Naos
c550BC 9 x columns 3 columns in antis Considerable entasis. 7 columns in naos. Adyton at rear of naos. No opisthodomos opisthodo mos
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?
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‘Temple of Ceres’, Paestum
Temple of Athena c500BC
Stairwell
Normalies Entasis on columns. Entrance on East. X= 2Y+1 Doric order peristyle.
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.
Oddities
Temple of Poseidon / Neptune
Stairwell
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c450 BC Hexastyle Distyle in antis 6 x flutes per column cf 20 Naos 140cm higher than peristyle floor.