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TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS
The temple of Artemis is known as
one of the Seven Wonders of the
ancient world. It has been built in
the areas of Ephesus on a flat area
which has over the centuries turned
into a swamp. Today one can only see
the ruins of the foundations of this
marvelous construction of the
Hellenistic Age, entirely made of
marble and full of sculptured
columns' capitals and shafts. The
most beautiful remaining of this
temple are today exhibited in the
London British Museum.
The oldest remaining found date back
till the 6th century BC. It was
surrounded by 36 huge columns, later
enlarged upon the orders of the
Lydia King, Kreisos, during the 6th
century BC. Most of the exhibits in
the London British Museum belong to
this period.
The new Artemis
has been rebuilt in the 2nd century
BC.
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