- Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
description: The Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae is a striking enormous and elegant stone structure in a high-altitude mountain of Arkadia. It is formed in a rectangular shape isolated in a rugged slope. Around the structure there are rocky hills and mid-size trees spreaded throughout the mountain. The capital of the central column is the most ancient, conserved Corinthian capital. It contains 15 columns and 6 columns on the longer side. The temple is rested on a three stepped platform with thick doric columns holding the building. The building is grey and over centuries old with the roof currently nonexistent. The temple has a main chamber made by marble.
creator: - Artichitect Iktinos (Ictinus)
source: Image 1: https://www.thecollector.com/the-temple-of-apollo-epicurius-of-bassae-the-odd-temple/ Image 2: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/978 image 3: https://apollotemple.ilia-olympia.org/en/home-2/
date: - Starts construction 450 BCE - Column and Wall construction 430 BCE - Roof construction 420 BCE - Construction completed 400 BCE
contributor: Kevin Ruiz
format: - Corinthian style
language: - Western Peloponese , Mountains of Arkardia, Greece
type: Religious