Temple record / Bassae, Arcadia, Greece
Temple of Apollo Epicurius
A remote mountain temple renowned for combining all three classical orders and for an interior arrangement unlike a standard textbook diagram.
- Date
- c. 420–400 BCE
- Order
- Doric, Ionic and Corinthian
- Principal material
- Local limestone with marble elements
01
Three orders in one building
UNESCO describes a Doric exterior, Ionic interior treatment and the early use of a Corinthian capital. The combination is a documented architectural feature, not a later stylistic guess.
02
A nonstandard orientation
The temple’s north-south orientation and internal organization distinguish it from simplified east-west teaching models. Specific evidence should always take priority over a universal diagram.
03
Protected fabric
A large protective shelter now covers the remains. Historic drawings, modern surveys and conservation records therefore complement—rather than duplicate—the current visitor view.
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