Ancient temple seeks divine intervention
SAKIS IOANNIDIS
Rainwater, snow and frost, the territorial peculiarities, as well as the detachment of metal and lead elements in the 19th century, which constituted the ‘adhesive material’ of certain architectural segments, contributed to the deterioration of the monument, built mainly with limestone.
In a photograph from 1985, Maria Arabatzoglou poses along with her fellow students from the tour guide school at the Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae, in the Peloponnese.
The impressive temple in Arcadia’s ancient Bassae, built between 420 and 400 BC, was among the school’s hottest exam topics, combining three architectural orders in one monument with many demanding constructional requirements for the era.
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