Diana Temple Photo

Photographer’s Note

The major monument in Évora is the Temple of Diana, directly in front of the government-owned pousada. Dating from the 1st or 2nd century A.D., it's a light, graceful structure with 14 granite Corinthian columns topped by marble capitals. Although it is said to have been dedicated to the goddess, no one has actually proved it. The temple withstood the 1755 earthquake, and there's evidence that it was once used as a slaughterhouse. Walk through the garden for a view of the Roman aqueduct and the surrounding countryside.

in "Frommer's Portugal"

Hope you enjoy,
Regards from Portugal,
António

efigesta, sam224, isamar, mlopes, jjbach, bertolucci, PJE, pamastro, Tue, pitai, feather, Emile, Xalkida, Fon, aznegrao has marked this note useful

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sines (0) 2005-09-29 5:44

Ola Antonio,

Gosto deste ponto de vista do templo de Diana que permite-nos um olhar sobre a igreja da Sè (se nao me engano...uups !).
Bem visto. Um abraço

supereira (9576) 2005-09-29 6:08

Bom ponto de vista e composição.Gosto do contraste entre o templo e o céu.Bons detalhes e enquadramento.Gosto das texturas,luminosidade e nitidez.Bom trabalho!

efigesta (12181) 2005-09-29 6:57

ola antonio, que posso dizer da foto? amei a foto o templo de diana é muito bonito e aproveitou bem isso e a luz esta otima, gosto do contraste com o ceu parabens manuel

leonorkuhn (13559) 2005-09-29 8:52

Olá Antonio,
Tenho aprendido muito com as fotos da Sofia e agora com as suas. Não sabia que existiam em Portugal tantas edificações - ruínas - tão bem preservadas do tempo dos romanos. Este templo é fantástico. Excelente POV, enquadramento, cores, nitidez, luminosidade. Excelente trabalho.
Abraços,
Leonor

sam224 (5851) 2005-09-29 9:13

Nice composition here. The temple creates a good contrast together with the church on the right and the castle in the background.
Good colours and perspective.
Well done!

isamar (1424) 2005-09-29 9:34

Excelente! belo POV! gosto do contraste com o céu!
Bjs

mlopes (492) 2005-09-29 10:47

Esta é sem duvida das fotos mais "limpas" deste templo que ja vi... sem carros, pessoas ou aqueles irritantes pinos e barreiras separadoras que estao sempre no local... apagaste alguma coisa ou conseguiste mesmo este pequeno milagre?

Mario

jjbach (9101) 2005-09-29 16:02

Hi Antonio,
Excellent composition from a nice point of view. The colours and the lighting are fine. Very good perspective and depth!

Regards John

bertolucci (11976) 2005-09-29 17:56

Ola Antonio, I like the perspective and smoothness of this capture of this Roman treasure a lot. The combination with the more recent architecture is very interesting also because the white-gray rhythm it entails. Fine work!
Regards from Rotterdam, Bert.

PJE (19437) 2005-09-29 20:05

That many earthquakes! That is incredible. I think they sure know how to build back then . Perhaps we have lost the art. Good exposure and great POV. Cheers Paul.

dsidwell (9745) 2005-09-29 22:01

So this is the famous temple of Diana! Very nice approach, Antonio. I like your high key approach, which makes the whole photo light and not dark and brooding. It seems appropriate for a temple. Nice work!

Tue (25608) 2005-09-30 5:57

Hej Antonio,
Very good picture of this temple. Good PoV and composition. I like the fierce red in the background too, it adds some more colours. Well done.
Hilsner,
Lars

Graal (57909) 2005-09-30 8:11

Hi Antonio,
very old historical a fragment temple. I like the colours and sharpness. Good work.
Rgs, Aleksander

feather (49860) 2005-09-30 9:12

Good PoV to take the shot from the corner of the temple. It provides interesting perspective and allows us to glimpse the newer buildings behind. Well donw
KAth

pitai (3925) 2005-09-30 12:23

Ola Antonio,

Uma imagem muito limpa e cheia de cor. O angulo escolhido é muito favoravel. Espero pronto visitar Evora para ter a minha propria versao. hehehe
Bom trabalho!!!

Gabriel

Emile (19973) 2005-09-30 17:24

Hola Antonio.
Muy buena fotografia. Interesantes detalles de las ruinas del templo y buenos colores de los edificios.
Muy bien captada, buen angulo y composicion.
Felicitaciones y gracias por compartirla.

sarju (5308) 2005-09-30 23:26

Ola Antonio
1st or second century ... wow ....
you guys really have some history down there ... Quite a far cry from the area that I was visiting in canada few days ago ... it had this building that was built in 1953 and they had labeled it as a heritage building ... lols
I would say that your photo does a good job in portraying the cultural heritage of your coutry
thanks for sharing ... cheers ... sarju

devimeuxbe (55865) 2005-10-01 5:31

Hi Antonio
Nice frame. I like this hemi temple and the nice colors of the background
well done
Bertrand

Xalkida (11740) 2005-10-01 20:24

Hi Antonio

Fantastic work! It's like a postcard! Excellent diagonial POV, great colors and lighting. Well done.

Fon (2302) 2005-10-02 20:33

Oi Antonio,
Enquadramento perfeito deste bonito lugar histórico, ótima iluminação, cores muito bonitas e com excelente agudez.Ótimo trabalho.
Abraço
Sergio

aznegrao (10230) 2005-10-03 18:50

ola Antonio.
Fantastica composição. A sua ótima sensibilidade para a luz gerou ótimas cores e contrastes. Ótimo trabalho
Um abraço.
Aznegrao.