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Patara December 2013 4728.jpg

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Temple tomb. This is the only tomb in Patrai to be preserved with its original vault. It was elevated on a three-meters high podium, that measures 14 x 8,75 m. The façade overlooking te harbour is reached by a flight of 8 steps, 6 of which are well preserved. The unearthed fragments suggest that the façade had a triangular pediment and was supported by 4 Corinthian columns. The corner pilasters on the façade are in Doric order. The original height of the structure is approximately 11 meters.
Numerous fragments of three Attic sarcophagi were excavated. Under the main burial chamber there is a hyposorion or lower burial chamber, measuring 2 x 5 m and entered through a sliding door. The tomb dates to the second quarter of the 3rd century AD
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The main burial chamber

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