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Title

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.

Alternative Title

Parallele des edifices de Paestum avec ceux d'Athènes et de Rome. D'ou l'on conclut l'epoque de la construction des edifices de Paestum.

Date

1798/9

Bibliographic Citation

DELAGARDETTE, Claude Mathieu. Les ruines de Paestum ou Posidonia, ancienne ville de la grande Grèce: a vingt-deux lieues de Naples dans le golfe de Salerne: Levées, mesurées et dessinées sur les lieux, l'an II. Par C. M. Delagardette, architecte, pensionaire de la République à l'Ecole des Arts à Rome, Paris, Chez l'Auteur, An VII, [=1798-9].

Area/Place

Paestum / Posidonia
Italy

Subject

Architectue and built environment
Art and antiquities

Collection

The Gennadius Library - The American School of Classical Studies at Athens