|
|
| a short visit to ... | ||||
| Athens | ||||
| 24th to 26th October 2005 | ||||
|
|
||||
| |
||||
| temple of hephaestus | ||||
| this temple was surrounded by foundries and metalwork shops, and was dedicated to Hephaestus, god of the forge; built in 449 BC by Ictinus, one of the architects of the Parthenon, it has 34 columns and a frieze on the eastern side depicting nine of the Twelve Labours of Heracles | ||||
|
|
||||
|
||||
