Temple of Augustus

The Temple of Augustus is a well-preserved Roman temple inside the town of Pula, Croatia. Dedicated to the primary Roman emperor, Augustus, it changed into likely built during the emperor's lifetime sooner or later between 27 BC and his death in AD 14. It became built on a podium with a tetrastyle prostyle porch of Corinthian columns and measures about 8 with the aid of 17.3 m, and 14 m high. The richly embellished frieze is much like that of a incredibly larger and greater latest temple, the Maison Carree in Nimes, France. These temples are considered the 2 first-class whole Roman monuments outside Italy. The temple turned into a part of a triad along with three temples.

The Temple of Augustus stood on the left side of the important temple, and the similar temple of the goddess Diana stood on the alternative facet of the principle temple. Although the larger primary temple has now not survived, the whole lower back aspect of the Temple of Diana is still definitely seen because of its incorporation into the Communal Palace, constructed in 1296.