Capo Colonna (sometimes Capo Colonne or Capo della Colonne is a
cape
A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck.
History
Capes were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a hood in the chaperon. Th ...
in
Calabria located near
Crotone. In ancient times the promontory was called Promunturium Lacinium. The modern name derives from the remaining column of the Temple of Juno Lacinia.
Temple of Juno Lacinia
The ruins of an
Ancient Greek temple
Greek temples ( grc, ναός, naós, dwelling, semantically distinct from Latin , "temple") were structures built to house deity statues within Greek sanctuaries in ancient Greek religion. The temple interiors did not serve as meeting places, ...
dedicated to
Hera (
Juno
Juno commonly refers to:
*Juno (mythology), the Roman goddess of marriage and queen of the gods
*Juno (film), ''Juno'' (film), 2007
Juno may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Fictional characters
*Juno, in the film ''Jenny, Juno''
*Ju ...
) are visible on the cape. The temple was said to have still been fairly complete in the 16th century, but was destroyed to build the
episcopal palace at Crotone. The remaining feature is a
Doric column
The Doric order was one of the three orders of ancient Greek and later Roman architecture; the other two canonical orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian. The Doric is most easily recognized by the simple circular capitals at the top of c ...
with capital, about in height.
See also
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Capo Colonne Lighthouse
Capo Colonne Lighthouse ( it, Faro di Capo Colonne) is situated on the extremity of the Promunturium Lacinium, nearby the single column of the Greek temple elevated in honour of ''Hera Lacinia'', at from Crotone on the Ionian Sea.
Description
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References
* See R. Koldewey and O. Puchstein, ''Die griechischen Tempel in Unteritalien und Sicilien'' (Berlin 1899, 41).
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Headlands of Italy
Crotone
Landforms of Calabria
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