This model was created by MiniWorld3D founder and lead 3D artist Dany Sánchez.
The ancient Greek Temple of Poseidon is one of the major monuments from the Golden Age of Athens. It overlooks the Aegean sea from the top of Cape Sounion, a cliff almost 60 meters (200 ft) high.
The current temple replaced an older structure from the Archaic period, which was likely destroyed in 480 BCE during the Persian invasion of Greece. Decades later, it was rebuilt by Pericles, the Athenian statesman also behind the building of the Acropolis and the Parthenon in Athens. This second temple has survived partially preserved. It was built out of marble, and in the Doric order, following Classical Greek temple architectural patterns: shaped like a rectangle, with columns on all sides and a windowless room in the center that would have housed a colossal bronze statue of Poseidon.
The remarkably well preserved temple of Hephaestus in Athens shares almost identical features and measurements, giving us a very good idea of what the temple of Poseidon would have looked like before its partial destruction (from Wikipedia).
This temple is very special to Dany Sánchez, who visited it in 2005 and is now available for everyone in 3D printable format.
MiniWorld3D is happy to bring this model to life as a homage to all people of Greece. Please give credit, it's all about spreading culture and education!
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Print photos: by MiniWorld3D, in SpiderMaker matte clay and fair skin PLA, and unbranded woodfill and marble. Other photos by user @alr and @stereolab.kw
Real location photos by Dany Sánchez in 2005.
This model has 3 parts:
It is also provided with all parts fused in a single STL.
No supports are needed.
Print slow, such as 15 mm/s outer perimeter.
The author marked this model as their own original creation.