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THE SECOND TEMPLE.
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The retaining wall was built nearly parallel to the new temple on the south and west
about 20 m. distant. Along the western side of the terrace, the direction of the wall was
regulated by the position of the West Building (VII), which had been constructed in
the previous century (cf. Plate XV.).
Against the southern retaining wall a beautiful Stoa (VI) was built, and a handsome
flight of steps leading up from the lower level to the platform of the new temple, both
of which I shall describe in order (cf. Fig. 57.).
Turning again to the temple, we find its orientation to be 16° 23' south of east. The
plan of the present state of the crepidoma or foundation walls is shown on Plates IV.
Fig. 57. — Argive Heraeum : View from the southeast looking upon the flight ok steps ; the South
Stoa and the Second Temple above.
and XVI., the section of the walls on Plate XL, and the elevation of the south wall on
Plate XIII. These foundation Avails measure 39.54 m. along the north edge; 39.G5
along the south edge; 20.08 m. and 20.10 m. along the east and west, respectively.
The natural conglomerate rock had been carefully cut away and leveled to serve as foot-
ing for the northern walls of the crepidoma and the cella. The southern Avail of the
cella starts from a footing course of large flat irregular stones, while the southern crepi-
doma Avails are carried down to a depth as shown in section (Plate XL).
These Avails are built of poros stone in regular courses of alternate headers and
stretchers carefully breaking joints vertically (excepting in one case on an interior pier
where the joints coincide in tAvo courses). The average dimensions of these squared
stones are 1.20 m. in length, 0.60 m. in width, and 0.37 m. in height. The total width
of Avails is 3.73 m. The stones are laid up Avithout mortar or clamps, but so nicely fitted
that at some of the joints they seem to have grown together.
I shall now describe the course of reasoning which I followed in my restoration of
the temple (Plate XVIL). Fig. 58 shows a beautifully veined limestone block resem-
119
The retaining wall was built nearly parallel to the new temple on the south and west
about 20 m. distant. Along the western side of the terrace, the direction of the wall was
regulated by the position of the West Building (VII), which had been constructed in
the previous century (cf. Plate XV.).
Against the southern retaining wall a beautiful Stoa (VI) was built, and a handsome
flight of steps leading up from the lower level to the platform of the new temple, both
of which I shall describe in order (cf. Fig. 57.).
Turning again to the temple, we find its orientation to be 16° 23' south of east. The
plan of the present state of the crepidoma or foundation walls is shown on Plates IV.
Fig. 57. — Argive Heraeum : View from the southeast looking upon the flight ok steps ; the South
Stoa and the Second Temple above.
and XVI., the section of the walls on Plate XL, and the elevation of the south wall on
Plate XIII. These foundation Avails measure 39.54 m. along the north edge; 39.G5
along the south edge; 20.08 m. and 20.10 m. along the east and west, respectively.
The natural conglomerate rock had been carefully cut away and leveled to serve as foot-
ing for the northern walls of the crepidoma and the cella. The southern Avail of the
cella starts from a footing course of large flat irregular stones, while the southern crepi-
doma Avails are carried down to a depth as shown in section (Plate XL).
These Avails are built of poros stone in regular courses of alternate headers and
stretchers carefully breaking joints vertically (excepting in one case on an interior pier
where the joints coincide in tAvo courses). The average dimensions of these squared
stones are 1.20 m. in length, 0.60 m. in width, and 0.37 m. in height. The total width
of Avails is 3.73 m. The stones are laid up Avithout mortar or clamps, but so nicely fitted
that at some of the joints they seem to have grown together.
I shall now describe the course of reasoning which I followed in my restoration of
the temple (Plate XVIL). Fig. 58 shows a beautifully veined limestone block resem-