[LRflex] More Greek remnants

  • From: Peter Klein <boulanger.croissant@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: lug <lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2018 21:16:54 -0800

The Temple of Zeus, now in ruins, was an impressive piece of architecture.  Here's a museum model of what it looked like:
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/45435842985/in/dateposted-public/>
And here's one of the colossal supporting human figures, called atlases.  Big fellow, isn't he?
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/32476335668/in/dateposted-public/>

I like this picture a lot. An agave plant sends its seed pods upward to populate the next generation. The fallen atlas just lies there.
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/45435842195/in/dateposted-public/>

What's left of the temple now, after Carthaginian conquest, earthquakes, and quarrying:
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/45435842785/in/dateposted-public/>
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/32476335318/in/dateposted-public/>

Rubble and remnant:
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/32476334938/in/dateposted-public/>

Click on any picture to enlarge. Olympus E-M5 and 20/1.7.  Apologies for the lousy weather.  Enjoy anyway!
--Peter



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