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The Architecture of the Middle Archaic Temple at Mount Çatallar Tepe
Within the for ed se lement on the southwestern slope of Mt. Çatallar (Samsun Dağları in Western Asia Minor), the remains of an Archaic temple have been discovered and subsequently excavated between 2005 and 2007. The length of the temple is 28.8m, which is close to 100 feet (hekatompedos). Its unique layout combines a pronaos with eight interior columns with an almost quadrangular naos (centred above an older naiskos) and a large lesche. Despite the damages caused by re, an earthquake, and illegal digging, it s ll remains one of the best preserved examples of Archaic architecture. The excava on has yielded more than 600 architectural fragments which allowed a well- founded graphic reconstruc on of all technical and architectural details of the temple, e. g. its two marble doors, the walls of pisé or sundried bricks, the roof and groundwork. The results concern both the building techniques of the Archaic period and our percep on of the Ionic architecture as a whole. The columns are lacking bases and u ng, some of the capitals were simple tori, there were neither frieze nor den ls: these dis nc ve features challenge our concept of an Ionic ‘order’ perceived as an inherent system of shapes. Moreover, the unique form of the building, a combina on of temple and banquet hall, is discussed with regard to its func on.
The Architecture of the Middle Archaic Temple at Mount Çatallar Tepe
Within the for ed se lement on the southwestern slope of Mt. Çatallar (Samsun Dağları in Western Asia Minor), the remains of an Archaic temple have been discovered and subsequently excavated between 2005 and 2007. The length of the temple is 28.8m, which is close to 100 feet (hekatompedos). Its unique layout combines a pronaos with eight interior columns with an almost quadrangular naos (centred above an older naiskos) and a large lesche. Despite the damages caused by re, an earthquake, and illegal digging, it s ll remains one of the best preserved examples of Archaic architecture. The excava on has yielded more than 600 architectural fragments which allowed a well- founded graphic reconstruc on of all technical and architectural details of the temple, e. g. its two marble doors, the walls of pisé or sundried bricks, the roof and groundwork. The results concern both the building techniques of the Archaic period and our percep on of the Ionic architecture as a whole. The columns are lacking bases and u ng, some of the capitals were simple tori, there were neither frieze nor den ls: these dis nc ve features challenge our concept of an Ionic ‘order’ perceived as an inherent system of shapes. Moreover, the unique form of the building, a combina on of temple and banquet hall, is discussed with regard to its func on.
The Architecture of the Middle Archaic Temple at Mount Çatallar Tepe
Hulek, Frank (author) / Katsonopoulou, Dora
2017-01-01
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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