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One of the big benefits of living in Athens is having immediate access to amazing archaeology! I’ll always jump at the chance to get inside the Temple of Hephaestus, but today’s visit had a bit of a #Caturday vibe!
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#greece #archaeology #architecture #athens
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#greece #archaeology #architecture #athens
This time, I did a bit of exploring w the #graffiti left by early visitors to the temple.
Most of the preserved examples are carved into the marble, but where there’s plaster preserved in the column fluting we see 200 year old (!) names written in pencil & pictures ships! – bei Ναός Ηφαίστου (Temple of Hephaistos)
Most of the preserved examples are carved into the marble, but where there’s plaster preserved in the column fluting we see 200 year old (!) names written in pencil & pictures ships! – bei Ναός Ηφαίστου (Temple of Hephaistos)
If you want to learn more about the Hephaisteion, check out this thread from the deep depths of the Athenian lockdown! Otherwise, buckle up for more pictures of its modern feline inhabitants!
One particularly bold individual tried to hunt our drone... https://twitter.com/levinerx/status/1269240913739616258 – bei Ναός Ηφαίστου (Temple of Hephaistos)
One particularly bold individual tried to hunt our drone... https://twitter.com/levinerx/status/1269240913739616258 – bei Ναός Ηφαίστου (Temple of Hephaistos)
