Temple record / Cape Sounion, Attica, Greece
Temple of Poseidon
A coastal Doric temple where local marble, strong wind and long sightlines make material exposure part of the architectural story.
- Date
- c. 444–440 BCE
- Order
- Doric peripteral
- Principal material
- Local Agrileza marble
01
Architecture at a headland
The surviving temple stands within a fortified sanctuary at the southern point of Attica. Its elevated coastal setting contributes to the way the colonnade is seen, but does not replace the need to study plan and fabric.
02
Local stone
The Hellenic Ministry of Culture identifies marble from the Agrileza quarries as the principal building material. Local sourcing links the temple directly to Attic geology and transport networks.
03
Weather as condition, not symbolism
Salt, wind and moisture matter to the stone’s present condition. The journal treats those forces as conservation variables rather than turning every storm over the cape into a mythic claim.
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