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Famous Greek temple Poseidon, Cape Sounion,Greece Royalty Free Stock Photo

Famous Greek temple Poseidon, Cape Sounion in Greece Royalty Free Stock Photo

Columns of Greek temple Poseidon, Cape Sounion in Greece 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.