Sounion - Temple of Poseidon

In Sounion, on the substructure of the earlier temple destroyed by the Persians the architect responsible for the temple of Hephaistos in Athens erected in 449 B.C. the present marble temple of Poseidon, with 6 x 13 exceptionally slender Doric columns. It stands on a terrace, artificially enlarged, to which a propylon gave access. In the bay below were boat-houses, some remains of which can still be seen.