The Temple of Aphaia

The temple of Aphaia in Ægina was built in 490 - 510 BC and is of late standard Doric form with 13 columns by 6 columns. The temple was excavated by Adolf Furtwängler (1853–1907) (and others earlier) and much of the interior scupture transferred to Munich where it is housed in the Glyptotek. The stonework for such structures was usually limestone.

For my model, the basic groundplan and horizontal dimensions of the temple are taken from the plan given in "World Architecture" (Fig.99 p44) Vertical dimensions are based on a cutaway drawing after Furtwängler & Fiechter printed in "Ancient Greeks" Zofia Archibald - Quantum Books 1991 and a photograph in "A History of Western Architecture" David Watkins - Laurence King Publishing 1986 (Fig 12 p20)

The model is a re-creation using three.js of an earlier version in VRML2, built in 1999. To rotate the model, hold the left mouse button (or finger on a tablet) on the model and and move to the left or right. In my current representation, the roof is a loose guess until such time as my competence in modelling and my knowledge of the subject improves. According to the Grolier Encyclopædia, the structure above the columns was a tiled roof supported on timber. The outside was concealed beneath terracotta panels.