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**Ma.Gabriela**: The Temple of Artemis, also known as the Temple of Diana, was a Greek temple dedicated to a Greek goddess identified as Artemis. It was sited at Ephesus (the modern town of Selcuk in present-day Turkey), and was completely rebuilt three times before its eventual destruction in 401. Only foundations and sculptural fragments of the site still remain.

**Oscar:** The Hellenistic temple was built on a podium, to which one ascended by a plinth formed of thirteen steps. A double colonnade encircled the peristyle and the inside space. The decadence marked by the Goths continued in the Christian era, when materials for the nearby Basilica of St.John and for is left of numerous works of art which at one time used to adorn it.
 * Ma.Gabriela**: The project took 120 years to complete; It once consisted of 127 marble columns, of 20 meters tall. It was built in the 6th century B.C., the temple was destroyed by fire 200 years later and then rebuilt under the supervision of Alexander the Great. The great temple was eventually destroyed, bit by bit, by invading Gothic hordes. Today, only a solitary column of this glorious temple remains.

 **Oscar:** The foundation of the temple was rectangular in form, similar to most temples at the time. Unlike other sanctuaries, however, the building was made of marble, with a decorated facade overlooking a spacious courtyard. There were 127 columns in total, aligned orthogonally over the whole platform area, except for the central cella or house of the goddess. Marble steps surrounding the building platform led to the high terrace which was approximately 80 m by 130 m in plan. The temple served as both a marketplace and a religious institution. For years, the sanctuary was visited by merchants, tourists, artisans, and kings who paid homage to the goddess by sharing their profits with her.

**Oscar:** In conclusion The Temple of Artemis was a Greek temple made for the goddess Artemis. It was sited in Turkey, it was built in the 6th century B.C. and was destroyed 200 years later. It consisted in a rectangular temple aligned with 127 marble columns and it served as a market place and as a religious institution. media type="file" key="RSTT.wav" width="300" height="50"   media type="custom" key="8908204" 
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