Architecture Around the World ............... Sicily

Doric Temple at Segesta, Sicily
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One of the best preserved Greek Doric temples

 

 

Doric columns have no base.

Abacus ....... Echinus

Limestone column sections

 

Note modern white (silicone?) reinforcement material and modern metal reinforcement


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Photos and their arrangement © 2007 Chuck LaChiusa
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