Eastern facade of the Temple of Hephaestus

Agora Museum, Athens, Greece

The eastern entrance of the Temple of Hephaestus displaying six frontal Doric columns with fluting rising from a three-stepped marble platform (crepidoma). The entablature features triglyphs and metopes with sculptural reliefs, while the pronaos opening reveals the darkened interior sanctuary space beyond the colonnade.

Front view of the Temple of Hephaestus showing the pronaos entrance with Doric columns rising from the crepidoma platform

Genre: 449-415 BC

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Temple of Hephaestus in the Ancient Agora of Athens

Material: Pentelic marble and Parian marble (sculptural decoration)Date range: 449-415 BC...

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