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The Portara of Naxos. The doorway leading from the prodromos to the cella of the 6th century BCE temple of Apollo. The doorway is 6m high and 3.5 m wide. The temple itself, as indicated by its surviving foundations, measured some 59 by 28 metres.
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Tofern, S. (2013, March 01). Portara, Naxos. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1073/portara-naxos/
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Tofern, Susanne. "Portara, Naxos." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 01, 2013. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1073/portara-naxos/.
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Tofern, Susanne. "Portara, Naxos." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 01 Mar 2013. Web. 31 Dec 2025.
