Temple of Athena (Paestum) (8 Subjects)
Temple of Athena in Paestum, Italy: Drawings of crepid, column, capital of the column and part of the entablature in the corner. Fig. 1. The soffite of the principal member of the cornice. Profile of the necking of the capital. Fig. 3. The base and part of the shaf of the columns of the pronaos.
Comparison of architectural features of the temples of Paestum (column, entablature and corniche) with Doric temples of Athens and Rome in order to show the place of Paestum in the evolution of the rhythm. 1. Comparison of the Second Temple of Hera in Paestum to the temple of Hephaestus and the Parthenon in Athens. 2. Comparison of the temple of Athena in Paestum to the theatre of Marcellus and the Colosseum in Rome. 3. Comparison of the Temple of Hera in Paestum to the temple of Athena in Paestum and the theatre of Marcellus in Rome. 4. Comparison of column capitals.
Remains of the walls of Paestum. In the background, the two temples of Hera and the temple of Athena.