Temples - Nimes - Maison Carree Flashcards
Why is this temple so important?
One of the best preserved temples
When was it completed?
16 BC
It was _______ formal style.
Augustan
Was it of greek or roman influence?
Greek
What was the temple set in?
A courtyard
How was it dominant?
Podium
How high was the podium?
2.85m
What was there a lack of?
Frontal emphasis
It had a pse________ appearance.
Pseudoperipteral
What do you mean a psudoperipteral appearance?
Freestanding colonnade at each end with engaged columns at the sides
Who was it built by?
Agrippa
What did Agrippa also build?
He was patron for the pantheon
Who was the temple dedicated/re-dedicated to?
Gaius and Lucius Caesar
What type of style was it?
Hexastyle
What type of columns did it have?
Corinthian
How many columns at the front?
6
How many columns along the sides?
11
What did the columns at the sides include?
Half columns
How many half columns continued round the back?
20
The deep portico made up about ______ of the temple.
A third
What was the roof like?
Shallow ridge roof
Measurements of the layout?
26m x 14m
What materials were used?
Local limestone and marble
Where was the marble used?
Pillars and facing
What was the architrave divided by?
Rows of petrified water drips
___ and ___ decorations divided the architrave from the frieze?
Egg and dart
Where does the frieze go?
All around
What were there ornamental carvings of?
Rosettes and acanthus leaves
What was the masonry construction supported by?
Columns
What was there particular focus on?
Exterior appearance
Whilst focusing on exterior, what was there a move away from?
Frontal focus
