HISTORY OF ROMAN ARCHITECTURE

MAISON CARREE No.2

• Front columus, northeast view.

• The temple is 26.4m long and 15.55m wide with 3.3m high podium.
  The steps were originally both in front and sides.
  The Corinthian columns are 8.96m in height, 0.91m in diameter.
  The height from the top of the podium to cornice is 12.2m and the height of entablature is 2.21m.
  
  
• The temple of Maison Carree keeps well the Hellenistic order and the characteristic Roman detail with the tradition of the Etruscan origin and this style has been succeeded as typical Roman style till Trajan(A.D.98-117) Age.

• East half of the north facade. The podium and steps.

• The pilasters of back half could not be distinguished from the round columns in front. This suggests the one of the visual meaning of pilasters.

Photo: Yasuhiko Nishigaki

[No.1]whole view	: [No.2]front	: [No.3]facade, back
[No.4]east side, back	: [No.5]prostylos columns

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