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Temple of Artemis The Temple of Artemis is also one of the places to visit in Ephesus besides the Church of St. John. The Temple of Artemis, which had been built at first during the Archaic period (8th c. B.C.), was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world later during the Hellenistic period and, in the year 356 B.C. when Alexander the Great was born, it was destroyed by a lunatic called Herostatus who always wanted to be remembered in the future (and he succeeded) and was reconstructed by the people of Ephesus. It has 127 ionic columns and its dimensions are 55 x 115 m. Some of the bases of the columns of the temple are ornamented with raised relief design. Today two marble statues of the goddess Artemis can be seen in the nearby museum. Some other friezes are in British Museum in London. |