#tempio
This lion acted as a guardian figure for a temple built by the pharaoh Amenhotep III.
18th Dynasty; Meroitic.
Material: red granite.
Ancient Egypt.
British Museum, London.
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A nice story I want to tell you.
These here are Selinunte’s temples, I live really close to them so they are part of my history, origins and culture. These are in Sicily, Italy. I always think they don’t get the attention they need. If you don’t know the origins, the temples were builted up carrying huge blocks from a far place to another and then they were sculpted with an amazing technique so that you could see them in all their beauty. The dimension are huge, you really feel a small little human compared to them. They were dedicated to Gods, and the entrance is always toward east because that’s were the sun rises, and that indicates life. The temple you see there, still standing after a massive earthquake is the E Temple dedicated to Hera, Zeus’s sister and wife. There everyone bringed gifts and treasures to donate. Today it felt amazing, I feel myself when I am there, these structures define my culture, our “massive simplicity”. I love my country, I am so excited to learn about lots of places but this here will always be mine.
“L'anima di ogni uomo è una città popolata di abitanti ignoti; ma l'anima mia è Roma”
(Cit: Simone Caltabellota nella prefazione a “Roma fantastica# di #GiorgioVigolo @libribompiani)
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