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Monday, June 25, 2012

Il Tempio di Nettuno e la Basilica, Pesto, Campania

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The so-called "Basilica", dating from the middle of the 6th century BC, is an extraordinarily primitive-looking structure.

Less well preserved than the "Temple of Poseidon" ("Hera" really), the basilica is build of the same deep-toned travertine, though the material looks coarser and at close quarters is both more weather-beaten and more patterned with fossilised marine life.

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