Interior view of the Temple of Hephaestus pronaos

Agora Museum, Athens, Greece

An interior view from within the pronaos (front porch) of the Temple of Hephaestus, showing fluted Doric columns framing the entrance to the darkened cella beyond. The coffered ceiling displays decorative panels with carved rosettes, while columns in antis stand between the projecting side walls creating the threshold space.


The pronaos of the Temple of Hephaestus showing columns in antis framing the darkened cella entrance with coffered ceiling above***
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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