architecture

Roman Temple of Évora

Évora, Portugal

Templo romano de Évora [Portuguese]

Architecture

built
1st century
culture
Roman, Lusitanian
style/period
Ancient Roman
work type
Roman temple
form/concept
peripteros, hexastyle, Corinthian Order
material
Estremoz marble

Specifications

height
12.9 m
height (roof)
15.0 m
width
15.3 m
length
25.1 m

Geography

Europe » Southern Europe » Portugal » Évora District » Évora » Union of Civil Parishes of Évora » Sé e São Pedro
local language location name
Évora, Portugal [Portuguese]
historic location names
Yaburah
يابرة (yabira) [Arabic]
Eburacum [Latin]
Eboracum [Latin]
cultural historical region
Alentejo
historical affiliations
100-584
Roman Empire
285-584
Western Roman Empire
584-715
Visigothic Kingdom
715-929
Emirate of Cordoba
929-1000
Caliphate of Cordoba
1000-1150
Taifa of Badajoz
1150-1165
Almohad Caliphate

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Historic Centre of Évora
type
cultural
criteria
II, IV
designation
reference
361
Roman Temple of Évora, west elevation
Roman Temple of Évora, west elevation Évora, Portugal
Roman Temple of Évora, columns with capitals and architraves
Roman Temple of Évora, columns with capitals and architraves Évora, Portugal
Roman Temple of Évora, northwest elevation
Roman Temple of Évora, northwest elevation Évora, Portugal
Roman Temple of Évora, capitals
Roman Temple of Évora, capitals Évora, Portugal
Roman Temple of Évora, south elevation
Roman Temple of Évora, south elevation Évora, Portugal
Roman Temple of Évora, northwest elevation
Roman Temple of Évora, northwest elevation Évora, Portugal
Roman Temple of Évora, southwest elevation
Roman Temple of Évora, southwest elevation Évora, Portugal
Roman Temple of Évora, columns with capitals and architraves
Roman Temple of Évora, columns with capitals and architraves Évora, Portugal
Roman Temple of Évora, south elevation, podium
Roman Temple of Évora, south elevation, podium Évora, Portugal
Roman Temple of Évora, east elevation
Roman Temple of Évora, east elevation Évora, Portugal
Roman Temple of Évora, west elevation
Roman Temple of Évora, west elevation Évora, Portugal
Roman Temple of Évora, detail of a column with capital
Roman Temple of Évora, detail of a column with capital Évora, Portugal
Roman Temple of Évora, columns with capitals and architraves
Roman Temple of Évora, columns with capitals and architraves Évora, Portugal
Roman Temple of Évora, northwest elevation
Roman Temple of Évora, northwest elevation Évora, Portugal
Roman Temple of Évora, south elevation
Roman Temple of Évora, south elevation Évora, Portugal