Aerial view, from NW, Sounion, Propylon to the Sanctuary of Poseidon, Temp...
Plan, Sounion, Temple of Athena
| Context: | Sounion |
| Type: | Temple |
| Summary: | Temple with L-shaped colonnade; in the Sanctuary of Athena Sounias. |
| Date: | ca. 470 BC - 450 BC |
| Dimensions: | Cella: 16.4 m x 11.6 m; east wing: 14.62 m x 2.94 m; south wing: 19.18 m x 3.18 m. |
| Region: | Attica |
| Period: | Early Classical |
Plan:
Ionic temple opening east with columns on 2 sides only, 10 columns along the east and 12 on the south. Interior had 4 columns arranged in a square in the center with a grille between the rear 2 columns separating the statue base in the west end of the cella from the east end.
History:
Built on foundations of, and using material from the earlier temple. The Ionic colonnade on 2 sides was an addition from later in the 5th century B.C.
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