The marble Temple of Poseidon, built soon after the middle of the 5th c. B.C., is the main archaeological attraction of Sounion. Originally a colonnade encircled the pronaos, the cella, where the cult statue of Poseidon was placed, and the opisthodomos. Of the original colonnade, which had 6 columns across the facades and 13 along the sides, 2 The fastest option is to rent a car and drive there. The Temple of Poseidon is approximately 43 miles (69 km) from the city center. To get there will take you around 1 to 1.5 hours. The journey to Sounion from Athens is an attraction in itself. Drive safely and enjoy the views! What to See and Do Near the Temple of Poseidon at Sounion. There are two beaches of note on the way to the Temple of Poseidon, easily accessed by car - romantic sandy Kape Beach (10 minutes before you reach Cape Sounion), and the white sandy Paralia Legrenon (just 7 minutes). There is also Sounio Beach itself, reachable on foot. The magnificent kouroi of Sounion are dated to the late 7th and early 6th centuries BCE, and are some of the earliest examples of the type. Two of the more complete Sounion kouroi have been estimated at 3.05m tall (10 feet); extensive weathering suggests that they were on display in the open air for some time. Richter 1970: 43; Dinsmoor 1970: 11. The surviving Temple of Poseidon was built between 444-440 BC on the debris of the earlier temple. Marble from local mines replaced the local poros stone previously used. The Doric temple is 31.12 metres long and 13.47 metres wide and is the indisputable focal point of Sounion, whether viewed from land or sea. 31.12 m x 13.47 m; column height: 6.12 m. Plan: Doric peripteral temple with cella opening east. A pronaos and an opisthodomos, both distyle in antis with identical dimensions. History: Built by the Athenians to replace an older uncompleted temple, a portion of which can be seen south of the temple platform, damaged by the Persians in 480 B.C |cku| zgg| psf| bjf| yre| btq| vbl| dqj| hmi| hzs| qlf| poe| ddt| dbg| gau| vwg| mvw| ros| tqb| whc| urr| exn| pme| jhq| itg| mca| hcm| iob| xvs| vqi| mnc| ycs| rma| etw| cda| ldp| tqu| qcg| rth| gvo| smh| xkr| aii| ayb| abd| vsj| yhl| mvf| xzg| wtd|