- Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
Name of Building
- Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
Town or City, Country where the building was originally established
- Western Peloponese , Mountains of Arkardia, Greece
Date the building was designed and/or first built
- Starts construction 450 BCE
- Column and Wall construction 430 BCE
- Roof construction 420 BCE
- Construction completed 400 BCE
- Column and Wall construction 430 BCE
- Roof construction 420 BCE
- Construction completed 400 BCE
Name of Architect, Builder, or Primary Patron Responsible
- Artichitect Iktinos (Ictinus)
Culturally Specific Time Period
- Classical Period, Ancient Greece
Geo-Location
d37.430057725313745, 21.899942293194407
Materials
- Grey Limestone used primarily for columns and walls.
- Parian Marble used for roof tiles.
- Iron & bronze.
- Wood for roof beams or maintenance.
- Parian Marble used for roof tiles.
- Iron & bronze.
- Wood for roof beams or maintenance.
Size and/or Scale of Building
- Rectangular layout measuring approximately:
- 38.5 meters in length.
- 14.5 meters in width.
- 10.4 meters from the floor to roof.
- 1,200 meters above sea level.
- 38.5 meters in length.
- 14.5 meters in width.
- 10.4 meters from the floor to roof.
- 1,200 meters above sea level.
Architectural Type
Religious
Formal Style
- Corinthian style
Building Description
The Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae is a striking enormous and elegant stone structure in a high-altitude mountain of Arkadia. It is formed in a rectangular shape isolated in a rugged slope. Around the structure there are rocky hills and mid-size trees spreaded throughout the mountain. The capital of the central column is the most ancient, conserved Corinthian capital. It contains 15 columns and 6 columns on the longer side. The temple is rested on a three stepped platform with thick doric columns holding the building. The building is grey and over centuries old with the roof currently nonexistent. The temple has a main chamber made by marble.
Image source
Image 1: https://www.thecollector.com/the-temple-of-apollo-epicurius-of-bassae-the-odd-temple/
Image 2: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/978
image 3: https://apollotemple.ilia-olympia.org/en/home-2/
Image 2: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/978
image 3: https://apollotemple.ilia-olympia.org/en/home-2/
Creative Commons or other copyright information
Image 1: Creative comments
Image 2: Creative comments
Image 3: Creative comments
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Image 3: Creative comments
Student First and Last Name
Kevin Ruiz
Bibliographic references for the item
- Dragatakis, Michail. “Discover the Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae: The Odd Temple.” TheCollector, January 17, 2020. https://www.thecollector.com/the-temple-of-apollo-epicurius-of-bassae-the-odd-temple/.
- “Old Town of Corfu.” UNESCO World Heritage Centre. https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/978
- Ephorate of Antiquities of Ilia. “Temple of Apollo Epicurius. https://apollotemple.ilia-olympia.org/en/home-2/
- “Old Town of Corfu.” UNESCO World Heritage Centre. https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/978
- Ephorate of Antiquities of Ilia. “Temple of Apollo Epicurius. https://apollotemple.ilia-olympia.org/en/home-2/
Collection
Citation
- Artichitect Iktinos (Ictinus) , “- Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae,” World Architecture, accessed June 28, 2026, https://www.worldarchitecture.artinterp2.org/items/show/30.
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