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Plan of the Temple of Hephaestus (Thiseion) in Athens. East view of the temple.

Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Athens: Bottom view of the peristyle and pronaos, together with details of the ceiling.

Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Athens: 1. Elevation of the east side of the temple. On the metopes the Twelve Labours of Heracles. 2. Section plan of the metopes and the friezes of the temple. 3. The east (the battle of Theseus and the Pallantides) and west frieze (Centauromachy) of the temple.

The Parthenon: 1. Plan of the temple. 2. West side of the temple. On the pediment the battle of Athena with Poseidon. On the metopes the Centauromachy. In fact, the Centauromachy is on the south side of the temple and not in the west, as the author suggests.

The Parthenon: 1. Part of the east side of the temple. 2. Longitudinal section of part of the pronaos.

Part of the south side of the Parthenon. On the metopes scenes from Centauromachy. Interestingly, the author adds to this side a pediment as well.

Architectural features from the Parthenon.

Plan of Erechtheion. View of the east side of the Temple.

1 and 2. View of capital and base of capital from Erechtheion, Athens. 3 and 4. Views of bases of columns from Erechtheion. 5. Ionian capital from Eleusis. 6 and 7. Capital and base of capital from the Theater of Marcellus, Rome. 7 and 9. Capital and base of the capital from the Temple of Portunus, Rome.

The Caryatides, Erechtheion: 1. South view. 2. Entablature at the corner. 3. Crepidoma and base of the column. 4. Bottom view of the ceiling.

The Arch of Hadrian, Athens. In the background the Temple of Olympia Zeus.

The Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens.

Imaginary representation of the Temple of Apollo at ancient Corinth.

The Temple of Rome and Augustus in Pula, Croatia.

Temple of Apollo at ancient Corinth: Plan of the temple (disoriented drawing), the colonnade of the opisthodomos, and view of the capital of the column.

Plans of the Temple of Rome and Augustus in Pula, Croatia. Elevation of the front.

Temple of Rome and Augustus in Pula, Croatia: 1. Longitudinal elevation. 2. Crypidoma, stylobate and base of the column. 3. Elevation of capital and entablature. 4. Bottom view of column and details of the ceiling.

1. - 4. Hadrian's Library, Athens: plan of the west side of the monument. Elevation of the west side. Elevation of entablature. Bottom view and details of the ceiling. 5. Plan of the site of the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens.

Plan of the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens. Elevation of the base of the columns.

1. - 6. Elevations of ancient temples. 7. - 10. Horologion of Andronikos Kyrristos (Tower of the Winds), Athens: Plan of the ceiling. Elevation, section plan and plan of the monument. 11. - 12. Elevation and section plan of the Choregic monument of Lysicrates, Athens. 13. - 16. Plan of tholos and elevations of Roman temples of this style.

View of Corinth and Acrocorinth. In the background the Temple of Apollo (at ancient Corinth).

The remains of the Temple of Apollo at ancient Corinth.

The remains of the Temple of Priapus at Lampsacus (today Lapseki).

The ruins of the putative Temple of Aphrodite in Palaiopolis, Cythera. According to the legend at this site stood a statue of Helen of Troy, as well as a castle of Menelaus.