A guide to the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities in the British Museum (1899)
British Museum. Dept. of Greek and Roman Antiquities, Smith, A. H. (Arthur Hamilton), 1860-1941 · London : Printed by order of the Trustees · leaf 57
was visited by Pausanias, who specially commendsthe beauty of its material, and its fine proportions. He adds thatthe temple was dedicated to Apollo Epicurios (the Helper), becausethe god had stayed a plague at Phigaleia in the time of thePeloponnesian war. The architect was Ictinos, the builder of… … ■,° ? ? Fit;. 17.—Plan of the Temple of Apollo at Phigaleia. The building consisted of a cential chamber (cella) surroundedby a colonnade, having six Doric columns at the ends, and fifteenalong the sides. The outside appears to have been devoid ofsculpture, having neither pediment groups nor…
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