Temple of Hephaestus, Agora, Athens, Greece

Temple of Hephaestus, or Hephaisteion, an ancient Greek Doric temple built 449-415 BC, on the northwest side of the Ancient Agora of Athens, on top of the Agoraios Kolonos hill, in Athens, Greece. From the 7th century AD until 1834, it was used as the Greek Orthodox church of Saint George Akamates. The Agora of Athens is a large area built 6th century BC in the Classical Greek period, used as a commercial, assembly, or residential gathering place. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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