Temple of Poseidon at Sounion

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The Temple of Poseidon at Sounion is an ancient Greek seaside sanctuary dedicated to the god of the sea, renowned for its dramatic clifftop ruins overlooking the Aegean.

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instanceOf ancient Greek temple ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle Doric order ⓘ
associatedWith Athenian navy ⓘ
ancient Greek seafaring ⓘ
builtDuring Classical period of ancient Greece ⓘ
columnOrder Doric ⓘ
constructionEnd circa 440 BC ⓘ
constructionStart circa 444 BC ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
culturalSignificance important cult center of Poseidon for Athenians ⓘ
currentCondition ruin ⓘ
dedicatedTo Poseidon ⓘ
distanceFromAthens about 70 kilometers southeast ⓘ
elevation clifftop above sea level ⓘ
governedBy Ephorate of Antiquities of East Attica ⓘ
hasFeature cella (naos) ⓘ
opisthodomos ⓘ
peripteral colonnade ⓘ
pronaos ⓘ
stylobate ⓘ
hasFunction maritime landmark ⓘ
religious sanctuary ⓘ
hasInscription graffiti attributed to Lord Byron ⓘ
hasViewOf islands of the Saronic Gulf ⓘ
heritageStatus protected archaeological site of Greece ⓘ
knownFor dramatic clifftop location ⓘ
sunset views over the Aegean Sea ⓘ
well-preserved Doric columns ⓘ
locatedIn Attica ⓘ
Cape Sounion ⓘ
materialUsed local marble ⓘ
mentionedBy Herodotus ⓘ
Thucydides ⓘ
nearbySite Sanctuary of Athena at Sounion ⓘ
numberOfColumnsPeristyle 34 originally ⓘ
numberOfColumnsStanding 16 approximately ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
overlooks Aegean Sea ⓘ
partOf Sanctuary of Poseidon at Sounion ⓘ
periodOfUse Classical antiquity ⓘ
tourismActivity archaeological tourism ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
sunset viewing ⓘ
usedFor offerings by sailors and naval expeditions ⓘ
rituals for safe sea voyages ⓘ

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