Doric temple columns at Paestum echo trunk of the pine tree

Italy, Magna Graecia : Paestum temples : Temple of HeraII, Neptune, or Hera and Zeus. Classic 5th century Doric style. Comparison with the trunk of a nearby pine tree suggests the original source of the Doric column flutes.

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Italy, Magna Graecia : Paestum temples : Temple of HeraII, Neptune, or Hera and Zeus. Classic 5th century Doric style. Comparison with the trunk of a nearby pine tree suggests the original source of the Doric column flutes.