Priene Temple of Athena

There is still so many almost whole houses there

Nice but not amazing. Mostly destroyed. If you have time or are really into archeology, then worth it.

Great experience. reasonable price

A definite must see in Priene.

Nice antique city

Beautiful..22.5.2019.Part of a tour to Priene-Miletos-Didm today.A great day out and highly recommended.Not quite as slick as Ephesus but really very good.We arrived early and were the only visitors.May i suggest you visit all three sites.

The temple was corved into the bedrock or built with stone foundations. It rises on a 3- step crepes. It was built in Ionic order, but it is a feature of the Doric order that it only has an Opystodomos. But the opystodomosta is characteristic of Hellenistic period architecture. The colums surrounding the temple are placed on an abstract numerical axis. The distance between the two pillars is 12 ion pillars:3.54 m. It is thought that the building was covered with a wooden roof. The naos is higher so you can Climb the stairs from Pronaos to the naos. There is a cult statue of Athena polias on the 1 m high base in the Sella. Pytheos collected the measurements he used in this temple in a book and published them. He informs us of this information. Ìn his work titled Vitruvius De Architecture. Stoas were added to the temple, taking Pergoman aa an example. A propylaion was added to the temple during the time of Augustus. In Augustus M.S. 1 Y.y. was worshipped in this temple. Please thank you for having these works.

An interesting and beautiful place. During the day, there are few tourists and you can safely enjoy the atmosphere and wonderful air with the aroma of conifers. The temple is located at the highest point of Priene. Excavations in the city are still ongoing and the appearance of the temple may change.