Overall view of temple and stoa from SW, Brauron, Temple of Artemis
Plan, Brauron, Temple of Artemis
Temple from SW, Brauron, Temple of Artemis
| Context: | Brauron |
| Type: | Temple |
| Summary: | Temple; on the northwest side of the acropolis, directly south of the west wing of the stoa. |
| Date: | ca. 500 BC - 450 BC |
| Dimensions: | 19.20 m x 10.35 m. |
| Region: | Attica |
| Period: | Archaic/Classical |
Plan:
On a stepped terrace. Cella opening east onto pronaos distyle in antis. An adyton behind the cella. Two rows of 4 columns each in the cella.
History:
Constructed to replace an earlier Archaic temple. A church now stands on the probable location of the Artemis altar. On the slope below the northwest corner of the Temple of Artemis was a Sacred Spring and pool, from which thousands of dedications were excavated, most dating pre-480 B.C.
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