THIS TEMPLE WILL NOT BE BURIED Temple of Aphrodite in Thessaloniki – Video

18-01-2012 08:28 PLEASE, VISIT OUR WEBSITE AND SIGN THE PETITION TO SAVE THE TEMPLE OF APHRODITE IN THESSALONIKI, GREECE. http://www.templeofvenus.gr templeofvenus.gr http://www.facebook.com Article by VASSILIS KRANIOTIS emmanouilpapas.blogspot.com A 6th century BC temple to Aphrodite, the goddess of love, may end up buried beneath new construction indefinitely, leaving it invisible to future generations. he Late Archaic period temple, 200 years older than the Parthenon, was originally built to honor the Greek godess of Aphrodite (Venus), the goddess of love, in the 6th century BC It was later moved during Roman times to another location, which was considered a sacred area where there was a concentration of temples and shrines. There it has since remained, a part of the ancient area of Thessaloniki and now resting within the municipality of modern Thermaikos in the city Square of Antigoninon. It is an example of the Ionic style of architecture that was a trademark of ancient Greece during the 6th - 5th centuries The temple was first excavated in 1936, after which it fell off the map during the invasion and destruction of the Nazi occupation and subsequent postwar urban development. In 2000, excavations were renewed under the direction of well-known archaeologist A. Tassios in connection with the demolition of an apartment building that overlaid the remains. He uncovered the temple, Grecian-Roman statues, and architectural fragments, at least some of which are now exhibited in the Museum. Like many of ...

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THIS TEMPLE WILL NOT BE BURIED Temple of Aphrodite in Thessaloniki - Video