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temple of Artemision is known as one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient
world. It has been built in the areas of
Ephesus on a flat area which has over the centuries turned into
a swamp. Today one can only see the ruins of the
foundations of this marvelous construction of the Hellenistic Age,
entirely made of marble and full of sculptured columns' capitals and
shafts. |
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most beautiful remaining of this temple are today exhibited in the London
British Museum. The oldest remaining found date back till the VIth century
B.C. It was surrounded by 36 huge columns, later
enlarged upon the orders of the Lydian King, Kreisos, during the VIth
century B.C. Most of the exhibits in the London British Museum belong to
this period. |
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new Artemision has been rebuilt in the second century B.C. Located on top
of the previous one, it had tremendous dimensions: 125 columns of each
17,5 meters high. Unfortunately this one has also been
destroyed by fire, reconstructed and again demolished by earthquakes,
rebuilt and at last looted by Goths one year later. |
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statue of many-breasted Artemision was the symbol of the temple but also
of abundance, hunting and wild life.
The genuine statue of Artemision, removed
during the fire, is today exhibited in the Selcuk museum. Many copies of
this statue found during the latest excavations date from the Roman
period. |
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