22 St. 29 Min, 1 Jan 505 Jahr v. Chr. - Temple of Minerva and Apollo Structure

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Materials: Wood, mud brick, tufa, and terracotta
Artist's Name: N/A
Location: Veii (near Rome)
Key Points: Vitruvius wrote about Etruscan temples in his book De architecture in the late first century B.C.E. In his treatise on ancient architecture, Vitruvius described the key elements of Etruscan temples and it was his description that inspired Renaissance architects to return to the roots of Tuscan design and allows archaeologists and art historians today to recreate the appearance of these buildings.