Hadrian Temple, Ephesus

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This is one of the best preserved and most beautiful structures on Curetes Street. It was built before 138 AD by P. Quintilius and was dedicated to Emperor Hadrian, who came to visit the city from Athens in 128 AD. The facade of the temple has four Corinthian columns supporting a curved arch, in the middle of which contains a relief of Tyche, goddess of victory. The side columns are square. The pedestals with inscriptions in front of the temple, are the bases for the statues of the emperors between 293-305 AD - Diocletian, Maximian, Constantius I, and Galerius; the originals of the statues have not been found.

Inside the temple above the door, a human figure, probably Medusa, stands with ornaments of acanthus leaves. On both sides there are friezes depicting the story of the foundation of Ephesus - Androklos shooting a boar, Dionysus in ceremonial procession and the Amazons. The fourth frieze portrays two male figures, one of which is Apollo; Athena, goddess of the moon; a female figure, Androkles, Herakles, the wife and son of Theodosius and the goddess Athena. The friezes that are seen today are copies, with the originals being displayed in the Ephesus Museum in Selcuk.

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On Curetes street you will find Hadrian's Temple. We were told that Hadrian wanted a temple built in his honor, but that there was not really space, so they erected this little temple, but put the head of Medusa on it. Hadrian was very "bygelowig" and would not enter as he believed that it would bring bad luck, but was happy about the temple. He never knew that it was such a small temple.

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This Temple is one of the best preserved and most beautiful structures on Curetes Street. It was built in the 2nd century A.D and was dedicated to the Emperor Hadrian, who came to visit the city from Athens.

Its tympanum bears an interesting frieze that may depict Medusa.
Corinthian columns on the facade support a triangular arched frieze, highly decorative in character, which contains a relief of Tyche, goddess of victory. A vaulted roof covers the colonnaded portico. Four statue bases front the building.

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On the Tympan, on top of the entrance into the naos, stands the bust of a human figure, arms widely open. It looks like Medusa, with her hair made of snakes. It is framed with acanthus leaves and stylized flowers.

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A frieze made of four elements stands on top of the pronaos. Actually, the original is on display in the museum and when the temple was rebuilt, a copy was substituted. The frieze represents various gods and goddess (Athena, Selene, Apollo, Dionysos, Androclès, etc), Amazons close relatives of Emperor Theodose. Androclès, the mythical founder of the city and others.

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Temple of Hadrian is the most luxurious of all the monuments that line Curetes Street. It was built before 138 AD.

On the photos, the front of the temple, with four columns, is seen from Curetes Street. The lintels are richly decorated with vines, flowers and pearls. The two middle columns are topped by a carved arch. On top of the arch, stands the face of Tykhè, a local goddess (photo 3).

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The Temple of Hadrian dates from the 2nd century but underwent repairs in the 4th century and has been reerected from the surviving architectural fragments. The reliefs in the upper sections are casts, the originals being now exhibited in the Selçuk Archaeological Museum. A number of figures are depicted in the reliefs, including the emperor Theodisius I with his wife and eldest son.

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The Temple of Hadrian is a small temple that was built to commemorate a visit by Emperor Hadrian to Ephesus in the 2nd century AD. Part of the facade of the temple is still standing, which features some intricate stone carvings.

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Hadrian's Temple is one of the best preserved and most beautiful structures on Curetes Street. It was built before 138 A.D by P.Quintilius and was dedicated to the Emperor Hadrian, who came to visit the city from Athens in 128 A.D The facade of the temple has four Corinthian columns supporting a curved arch, in the middle of which contains a relief of Tyche, goddess of victory. The side columns are square. The pedestal with inscriptions in front of the temple, are the bases for the statues of the emperors between 293-305 CE, Diocletian, Maximian, Constantius I, and Galerius; the originals of the statues have not been found yet.

Inside the temple above the door, a human figure, probably Medusa stands with ornaments of acanthus leaves. On both sides there are friezes depicting the story of the foundation of Ephesus - Androklos shooting a boar, Dionysus in ceremonial procession and the Amazons. The fourth frieze portrays two male figures, one of which is Apollo; Athena, goddess of the moon; a female figure, Androkles, Herakles, the wife and son of Theodosius and the goddess Athena. The friezes that are seen today are copies, and the originals are displayed in Ephesus Museum

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This Corinthian style architecture is the Temple of Hadrian located in Curetes street. It is small in structure compare to other edifices but beautiful and well preserved. The temple was built by Quintilius around 118 AD to dedicate Emperor Hadrian and renovated in fifth century.

From the frontal view they are four Corinthian columns and inside the temple on top of the archway could be Medusa holding ornaments of acanthus leaves and her snake’s hair. Do not look at her you might turn to stone. On her opposite on the wall are other mythological figures.

Next to the temple there’s stairs which lead to the Scholastica baths which was created in the fourth century.