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Temple of Artemis
Contents♥ About Artemis♥ Location of temple♥ History♥ Constructions♥ Ionic♥ Pictures of temple♥ References
Who is ARTEMIS? ♥ daughter of Zeus and Leto
♥ Twin sister of Apollo
♥ The goddess of forests and hills
♥ She was the huntress
♥ She was one of the Olympians and a virgin goddess♥ Carried a bow and arrows
Location ♥ Was located near the ancient
city of Ephesus, about 50 km south from the
modern port city of Izmir, in Turkey.
History of Temple ♥ It was so big that it took about 120
years to build
♥was built in 550 B.C.
♥Main purpose was to be a worship center for the moon goddess, Artemis
♥ Stood in the Greek city of Aphasias, on the west coast which we all know as Turkey.
♥ Sponsored by the Lydian King Croesus
Constructions ♥ used pulleys & metal pegs 60
foot Marble pillars onto the 430x259 foot
rectangular base♥ Dimensions : 260 ft by 430 ft
♥ Ionic columns: total of 127 each 60 feet tall
Ionic
Temple of Artemis
References ♥http://www.chasquionline.com/
getImage.aspx?ImageID=2478&Table=Pane
♥http://library.thinkquest.org/5983/pages/temple.htm
♥http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Artemis
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