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A mini Greek temple on the Scottish island of Rum

 A mini Greek temple on the Scottish island of Rum

Храм Афаї на о. Егіна в Егейському морі. Фото Олега Короташа / Temple of Aphaia on Aegina in the Aegean Sea. Photo by Oleg Korotash

Афіни. Фото Олега Короташа / Athenes. Photo by Oleh Korotash

Почему на 5-долларовой купюре изображён вестибюль станции метро «Кировский завод»?

Почему на 5долларовой купюре изображён вестибюль станции метро «Кировский завод»? 

1. Потому что мемориал Аврааму Линкольну и наземные сооружения станции "Кировский Завод" восходят к одному и тому же прообразу — Парфенон. 

2. И потому что учитель, наставник и формальный научный руководитель архитектора Александра Кузьмича Андреева — Владимир Алексеевич Щуко, ставший академиком архитектуры ещё в 1911 году, известен именно как неоклассик.

Corinthian capital

 Corinthian capital, perhaps some of the largest ever sculpted (2.5 metres high) of the destroyed Temple of Hadrian at Kyzikos (2nd c. AD).

The temple may have been dedicated to Zeus, 161 meters long, and it was supported by columns more than 21 metres tall! 

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Sounion, Temple of Poseidon

 Sounion, Temple of Poseidon

The temple of Poseidon, the ancient Greek god of the sea, dominates the southernmost tip of Attica, where the horizon meets the Aegean Sea. Perched on the craggy rocks of Cape Sounio, the temple is enveloped in myth and historic facts dated from antiquity until the present times.

There are stories about the ship of King Menelaus who stopped briefly at Sounio on his way back from Troy; or about the unfortunate King Aegeus who drowned himself on that spot and the Aegean Sea got named after him; or about the people who built a temple using local marble to honour the god of the sea and safeguard the profits from the neighbouring Lavrio mines.

The unknown architect is probably the same one who built Theseion in the Ancient Agora of Athens. He decorated the temple with sculptures made of Parian marble (i.e. from Paros Island), which depicted the labours of Theseus as well as battles with Centaurs and Giants (Gigantes). The remaining sculptures are showcased in the Lavrio Museum whereas the impressive kouroi [male youths] that once stood in the temple yard are now on display in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.

Notice the Doric columns, count their flutes and you will see that they are less in number than those on other temples of the same period (mid 5th c. BC). This feature is also found in other seaside ancient temples, for instance in the Temple of Aphaea in Aegina etc.

Samothrace Temple Complex

Samothrace Temple Complex

The Samothrace Temple Complex, known as the Sanctuary of the Great Gods (Modern Greek: Ιερό των Μεγάλων Θεών Ieró ton Megalón Theón), is one of the principal Pan-Hellenic religious sanctuaries, located on the island of Samothrace within the larger Thrace. Built immediately to the west of the ramparts of the city of Samothrace, it was nonetheless independent, as attested to by the dispatch of city ambassadors during festivals.

It was celebrated throughout Ancient Greece for its Mystery religion. Numerous famous people were initiates, including the historian Herodotus, one of very few authors to have left behind a few clues to the nature of the mysteries, the Spartan leader Lysander, and numerous Athenians. The temple complex is mentioned by Plato and Aristophanes.

During the Hellenistic period, after the investiture of Phillip II, it formed a Macedonian national sanctuary where the successors to Alexander the Great vied to outdo each other's munificence. It remained an important religious site throughout the Roman period. Hadrian visited, and Varro described the mysteries. The cult fades from history towards the end of Late Antiquity, when the temple would have been closed during the persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire.

В храме богини Гекаты

Сегодня сбылась моя давняя мечта! Я попал в храм богини Гекаты и сделал подношение великой Богине! 

Уникальное место, конечно!  Здесь до сих пор проводятся обряды, видны следы жертвоприношений и магических обрядов в алтарной части, где сейчас яма. Раз в год здесь проходит большой обряд на который съезжаются Ведающие со всего мира.

(с) Сергей Видрих

Robert Hubert - The provisional Mausoleum of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1794

 Robert Hubert - The provisional Mausoleum of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1794.