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Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Πελοποννήσου Δυτικής Ελλάδας και Ιονίου

Kardaki Temple

Kardaki Temple

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    October 24, 2022

    Discovered by the British Navy in 1822, the temple is located on Mon Repos, the former residence of the Greek royal family.

    Kardaki Temple is an archaic Doric temple in Corfu, built around 500 BC. It was built in the ancient city of Korcyra. The temple has several architectural features that indicate a Doric origin. The temple at Kardaki is unusual because it has no frieze. The spacing of the temple pillars has been described as "unusually wide". The temple also lacked both a porch and adyton, and the absence of a triglyph and metope frieze may indicate Ionian influence. The temple at Kardaki is considered an important and to some extent mysterious subject on the subject of early ancient Greek architecture. Its connection with the worship of Apollo

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