Ruins of ancient Roman temple
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In Cordoba, are the ruins of ancient buildings in the country - Roman temple. Built in the Corinthian style, the temple belongs to the Flavian era, ie, to the 1st century AD Construction began coincides with the reign of Emperor Claudius. The construction lasted for 40 years and was completed during the reign of Domitian at the end of the 1st century AD In the second century AD appearance of the temple has been substantially changed in connection with the restructuring and expansion of the city.

On the territory of southern Spain, there were many Roman settlements, but it is believed that this temple was the largest and most important of all religious buildings of the time. The length of the construction is 32 meters, width - about 16 meters. The building was situated on the catwalk and consisted of 6 columns on the front facade and 10 columns on each side of it. So far, the only preserved part of the foundation, several columns, capitals, stairs and the altar, which had been restored by archaeologists. Columns are made entirely of marble, and their appearance allows us to judge the highest level of the masters of the time.

Over time, the temple was destroyed and buried under a layer of earth, and only in the 50s of the last century its ruins were discovered by a group of archaeologists led by Samuel de los Santos and Felix Hernandez, carefully studied and studied. Unfortunately, the roof of the building was completely destroyed. Some elements of the temple, including the magnificent reliefs kept in the archeological and ethnological museum of Córdoba.

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