Floor Pla Of An Etruscan Temple

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Floor pla of an etruscan temple.

Etruscan temples have largely vanished. Reconstruction of an etruscan temple of the 6th century according to vitruvius. The front half consisted of a gallery with columns the rear half was occupied by three chambers which housed the statues of three divinities or by a single chamber flanked by two open wings. Discover and save your own pins on pinterest.

This file is lacking source information. Temples are almost square unlike the obviously. Floor plan of an typical etruscan temple. Dec 1 2012 this pin was discovered by tessneem lk.

Etruscan and greek temple comparison the etruscan represents the earliest great civilizations in italy. The roman architect and writer vitruvius describes a distinct tuscan temple with a columned portico and three small chambers at the rear interior but evidence points to a more varied reality even if some basic features are common. Plan of an etruscan temple etruscans bgy53e from alamy s library of millions of high resolution stock photos illustrations and vectors. The names for the parts of the temple are in red after each number.

Among the early etruscans the worship of the gods and goddesses did not take place in or around monumental temples as it did in early greece or in the ancient near east but rather in nature. Plan of a typical etruscan temple. The etruscan temple for the building of which precise rules were established was characterized by an almost square floor plan. Temple of minerva and the sculpture of apollo veii this is the currently selected item.

This file is lacking author information. The numbers below correspond to the circled numbers above. Etruscan architecture was created between about 900 bc and 27 bc when the expanding civilization of ancient rome finally absorbed etruscan civilization the etruscans were considerable builders in stone wood and other materials of temples houses tombs and city walls as well as bridges and roads. Etruscan temple architecture has been difficult to reconstruct because of the lack of surviving examples.

Download this stock image. Sample course 3 face to. Just like the greeks the etruscans were organized in a city state structure in peninsula of italy.