Archive for the ‘Roman Temples’

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    Aquae Sulis, Britian : Amazing Roman Temple
    The roman baths are well preserved and it happens to be a scared site in the English city of bath. The temple of Aquae Sulis is where the Roman baths are fed by hot springs, and there are well presented artifacts which are all found at the site and well presented in the museum. The most fundamental part go this is the sacred spring at the roman bath. The water in the roman bath rises to the temperature of about four hundred and sixty degrees and travels at the rate of about one million, one hundred and seventy thousand liters every day. This is a method that has been going on for thousands of years. This apparently was believed to be the work of the gods.  There is a shrine that has been built here by the Celts and the Goddess Sulis is the Patron to whom this shrine has been dedicated to. After the Romans invaded this place, the  [...]
    Posted at November 22nd, 2010 in Roman Temples
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    The holy city of Corinth
    Corinth happens to be an ancient city which lies about fifty miles way from the beautiful city of Athens. . This is the same place that joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of what is now called as Greece Corinth used to be quite an important city and this place also played a major role in the work of one of the twelve apolstles of Jesus chrust, namely Paul. Corinth today happens to be one of the largest sites of interest to the pilgrims and the many tourists around. When Corinth was first inhabited, in the Neolithic period, this place used to flourish quite a bit as one of the most famous Greek cities known.  From the eight century before the broth of Christ right till the time that it was destroyed in the year one hundred and fifty before Christ. The roman ended up destroying this city. The isthmus of the Corinth had a commanding  [...]
    Posted at October 25th, 2010 in Roman Temples
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    Sacre Coeur Basilica, Paris – Famous Paris landmark
    The Basilica of the Sacred Heart or the Basilique Sacre Coeur is a famous landmark in the nocturnal city of Paris; it is a Roman Catholic Church. This structure is located on the city’s highest point in Montmartre. This site belongs to the 19th-century basilica and it is traditionally linked to the Saint Denis’s beheading in the third century. Denis was the patron of the city. Legend says that he was martyred and Bishop Denis carried his severed head to several miles in the north. This is where the suburb of Saint-Denis is located. France was defeated by Prussians in the 1870 Franco-Prussian War. The Sacré-Coeur Basilica was then offered as a guilt to the communes and also to gain their vote of confidence for curing the French misfortunes. This church was devoted to Sacred Heart of Jesus; it was a cult which became really popular  [...]
    Posted at August 16th, 2010 in Roman Temples
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    Urnes stave church in Norway
    Located in Norway , near lustrafjorden , in the luster municipality  in the sogn og fjordane county; the Urnes stave church is a UNESCO world heritage site. the church was listed in 1979. its has been owned by the society for the preservation of Norwegian ancient monuments. the church till today stands at its same originally built location. it was built in the year 1130. the church is one of the oldest of its kind. in act it is supposed to be linking christian architecture with the viking age. the various art works include animal ornamentation. This is what was called Urnes style of animal art. This building was still built later on,and according to the ruins that were found , the archeological investigations have discovered that there were two churches before the Urnes church. then further excavations were being carried out, holes  [...]
    Posted at July 16th, 2010 in Roman Temples
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    Visit the sacred Roman Temples in Lebanon
    Located on the east of the Litani river, Baalbek is a town in the Bekaa valley in Lebanon. This region is famous for its beautiful roman temples. Back then when the Romans were in power, this region was called Heliopolis. Also known to be one of the holiest of places during ancient times. The story of Baalbek (according to an archaeological theory) goes way beyond five thousand years ago. The Phoenicians decided to construct a temple to their sun god – Baal; in Baalbek. This is because; according to legends, this region was the birthplace of the sun god Baal. Later on when the Romans came to the region, they made even more temples for Baal. The city of Baalbek is dedicated to the sun god Jupiter. This place has the largest stones structures that the Romans built. The Romans however, could not complete building it, as they lacked  [...]
    Posted at July 7th, 2010 in Roman Temples
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    Roman Forum – The Complex where Ancient Religious Beliefs Stands with Historic Events
    Regarded as one of the most vital historic and religious destinations on the planet, the Roman Forum in Rome is the home of many edifices belonging to the period of the 5th century B.C. to 7th century A.D. Originally used as a market in the 6th century B.C., the forum gradually became significant at the time of the Republican period when temples and more public monuments were erected here. In the later period, many of these were transformed into holy churches. That which goes up has to come down – anything that receives prosperity has to ultimately bear the adversity. The same fact holds true even for this complex when in the Middle Ages it was ruined, monument stones were taken away for other works, and that the area lastly became a cow meadow. My Visit I was with a tour guide who took us to visit some of the most remarkable  [...]
    Posted at May 13th, 2010 in Roman Temples
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    Let’s Know the Mystery behind the Temple of Castor and Pollux
    Located in the monumental complex named Roman Forum in central Italy, the Temple of Castor and Pollux is an ancient shrine dedicated to the twin sons (Dioscuri) of Leda and Zeus (Jupiter) – the mortal Castor and the immortal Pollux. The temple honored both the great beings who were responsible for the victory at the battle of Lake Regillus in 495 B.C. History/Legend After the sect of Castor and Pollux arrived in Italy through the Greek culture of the south, the twins were honored for their victory in the Battle of Lake Regillus. As per the legend, the two young ones magically emerged on white horses on July 15 at the battle against Latins to help the Romans. After the victory, they were seen at the spring of Juturna next to the current Roman Forum watering their horses after which they declared the victory of the Romans. After  [...]
    Posted at April 30th, 2010 in Roman Temples
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    Taking a Guided Tour of the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens
    Located in the heart of Athens towards the southeast of the Acropolis, the Temple of Olympian Zeus is a Greco-Roman temple also known as the Olympieion. Its construction period ranged from 6th century B.C. until the 2nd century A.D, after which it was regarded as the largest temple in Greece. History Interestingly, I was on a guided tour to this temple when I visited Athens. The guide first told us about its delayed construction by narrating the following brief. With the construction work of the Temple of Olympian Zeus that started in the 6th century by Peisistratos, decreasing wealth and dethrone of the Pisistratus’s son, Hippias 510 B.C was enough to stop it. It took some 700 years to complete the work that happened during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian in 131 AD. The main reason behind this delay was that the Classical  [...]
    Posted at March 31st, 2010 in Roman Temples
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    Let’s Explore the Holy Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Assisi
    Apparently a minor basilica but regarded among the key churches of the Roman Catholic Dominica, the Basilica of Saint Mary above Minerva is the only church in Gothic style in Rome. Located in the Piazza della Minerva, it is the home of the tombs of St. Catherine of Siena and the Dominican painter Fra Angelico (Blessed John). Santa Maria sopra Minerva is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mother Mary and was built over a Roman Temple of Isis, the goddess of wisdom mistakenly said as Minerva. This is evident from some of sections of the Roman temple that still can be seen since the era of Augustus (63 B.C – 14 A.D). Now, you can understand why the church is so named. The Church Just in front of the church, I first saw one of the most peculiar edifices in the nation called the Pulcino della Minerva. With the elephant as the base for  [...]
    Posted at March 30th, 2010 in Roman Temples
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