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Temple Of Aphaia, Aegina

Temple Of Aphaia, Aegina
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Description: View from the east. c. 500 or c. 475 BCE. Column height about 17' (5.18 m).

The temple of Aphaia on Aegina
The plan features six columns on the facade and twelve on the sides, with a cella that could be entered from both short sides.
Columns have a slight swelling in the middle known as entasis.
It was set in relation to an outside altar as cult ceremonies occurred there.

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