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Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion Royalty Free Stock Photo

Paestum, The Temple of Hera or Basilica (mid-5th century BC), Salerno, Campania, Italy Royalty Free Stock Photo

Greece. Delphi. Temple of Apollo Royalty Free Stock Photo

Colonnade of Greek Temple of Concordia, Ancient architecture and Ruins of Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, Sicily Royalty Free Stock Photo

Columns of the Temple of Concordia in Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy Royalty Free Stock Photo

Side view of the Temple of Concordia, Valley of the Temples, Agrigento, Sicily Royalty Free Stock Photo

Temple of Concordia columns in the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy Royalty Free Stock Photo

The Ancient Greek temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, built during 444Ã¢â¬â440 BC, is one of the major monuments of the Golden Age of Athens. It is perched above the sea at a height of almost 60 metres 200 ft. As with all Greek temples, the Poseidon building was rectangular, with a colonnade on all four sides encompassing the peristasis.