The Ionic Frieze
BASSAE / EXPLORE THE MONUMENT The Ionic Frieze 01 / EXPLORE The frieze inside the temple The celebrated Ionic frieze of the Temple of Apollo Epicurius, 31 m long and 0.63 m high, stood above a low Ionic architrave inside…
Category History – Further Reading
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Restoring the Temple of Apollo Epicurius: A Film Produced in 2004
BASSAE / EXPLORE THE MONUMENT Restoring the Templeof Apollo Epicurius 01 / EXPLORE The restoration on film · 2004 Watch the film written and directed by Efi Xirou, documenting the dismantling and removal of columns in 2001–2002 as part of…
The Sanctuary at Bassae in the Archaic Period
BASSAE / EXPLORE THE MONUMENT The Sanctuary at Bassaein the Archaic Period 01 / EXPLORE The earliest offerings Archaeological investigations at Bassae have shown that the site of the present temple was already sacred in the eighth century BC. Finds…
Films
BASSAE / EXPLORE THE MONUMENT Films 01 / EXPLORE Bassae · Jean-Daniel Pollet Bassae Jean-Daniel Pollet A poetic review of Greek architecture focused on the temple of Vassae, which was curious because of its isolated location in contrast to other…
Publications
BASSAE / EXPLORE THE MONUMENT Publications 01 / EXPLORE Archaeological guides Scientific monographs – Archaeological guides The Temple of Apollo at the Arcadian Bassai The least well-known of the famous monuments of ancient Greek architecture. Flip through the book ↗…
The Temple of Apollo at the Arcadian Bassai
BASSAE / EXPLORE THE MONUMENT The Temple of Apollo at the Arcadian Bassai 01 / EXPLORE Browse the publication The Temple of Apollo at the Arcadian Bassai
The classical temple
BASSAE / EXPLORE THE MONUMENT The classicaltemple. The architecture, spaces and history of the Temple of Apollo Epicurius. Explore the temple 01 / Introduction & Iktinos → 02 / Design & orientation → 03 / Materials & construction → 04…
Research and Earlier Restoration Work
BASSAE / EXPLORE THE MONUMENT Research and Earlier Restoration Work 01 / EXPLORE The first interventions The first conservation treatments After the establishment of the Greek state, especially in the last years of the 19th and the beginning of the…