Hephaisteion / 2 images

Pronaos

Temple of Hephaestus, architect unknown (poss. Ictinus) c.450-415BC. Pentelic marble except lowest level of crepidoma which is limestone

SE corner

The two high-relief metopes that can be seen in this image have the Minotaur (right) and the Marathonian Bull as their subjects. In the distance is Mount Lycabettus. Kolonos Agoraios, Athens, Greece.