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The Temple of Athena at Poseidonia/Paestum (Italy). The temple dates to the late 6th century BCE and consists of an external colonnade of 6 x 13 columns. It has elements of both Ionic and Doric architecture. The columns of the exterior colonnade are Doric, while the columns of the pronaos are Ionic.
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Raddato, C. (2016, January 14). Temple of Athena, Paestum. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4411/temple-of-athena-paestum/
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