It is located in Largo do Conde de Vila Flor, in the parish of Sé and São Pedro, historic center of the city of Évora, Alentejo region, Central Portugal
The Temple is one of the city's most famous landmarks and one of the most significant symbols of the Roman presence in Portuguese territory.
The Monument is created in conjunction with the Cathedral of Évora, the Court of the Inquisition, the Church and Convent of Lóios, the Public Library of Évora and the Museum.
The temple was located at the highest point of the acropolis of the Roman city and was originally part of an urban complex known as a forum that was normally the center of a Roman city surrounded by a portico.
The temple itself was surrounded by a water tank, demonstrating that the water element would have great importance from a religious point of view.
The complex could also have included a basilica, whose columns shared some characteristics with those of the Roman temple.
The temple is an example of religious architecture from the Roman period, being rectangular in shape, and with columns organized in the hexastyle and peripteral styles.
The model used in the construction of the building was the same as that used in the installation of the temples of Emperor Trajan and Emperor Hadrian, in the 2nd century AD, being similar to the temple of Maison Carrée, in the French city of Nîmes.
Only the podium, parts of the colonnade, and fragments of the architrave and frieze supported by the columns were preserved from the old building.
The podium (Podium) is located on a base measuring approximately 25 m by 15 m and 3.5 m high and built in irregularly shaped granite stonework (opus incertum).
The podium platform is four meters high, and was decorated with ashlars on the base profile, frame and corners, with the remaining parts in opus caementicium.
Access to the platform is via a staircase that is still visible despite its state of conservation, and on the platform are located columns of which fourteen examples have survived.
The archaeological remains found at the site consist of pieces of Campanian ceramics made of glass, Italic terra sigillata, Hispanic and African thin-walled, common, diverse and gray pottery.
From the Roman period, amphorae and a lamp were also found, and regarding Muslim chronologies, pots, jugs, a cup, pans, a dry rope bowl in shades of green and manganese, a bowl and a candle were discovered.
In 2017, repair work was carried out, highlighting the placement of two pieces on the capitals that came from the reserve of the Museu Nacional Frei Manuel do Cenáculo, the capitals were cleaned and restored, and the parts that were at risk of falling were fixed with a mortar composed of lime and very fine stone dust, the monument was also completely cleaned, thus revealing the differences between the materials used, marble and granite.
The Monument is created in conjunction with the Cathedral of Évora, the Court of the Inquisition, the Church and Convent of Lóios, the Public Library of Évora and the Museum.
The temple was located at the highest point of the acropolis of the Roman city and was originally part of an urban complex known as a forum that was normally the center of a Roman city surrounded by a portico.
The temple itself was surrounded by a water tank, demonstrating that the water element would have great importance from a religious point of view.
The complex could also have included a basilica, whose columns shared some characteristics with those of the Roman temple.
The temple is an example of religious architecture from the Roman period, being rectangular in shape, and with columns organized in the hexastyle and peripteral styles.
The model used in the construction of the building was the same as that used in the installation of the temples of Emperor Trajan and Emperor Hadrian, in the 2nd century AD, being similar to the temple of Maison Carrée, in the French city of Nîmes.
Only the podium, parts of the colonnade, and fragments of the architrave and frieze supported by the columns were preserved from the old building.
The podium (Podium) is located on a base measuring approximately 25 m by 15 m and 3.5 m high and built in irregularly shaped granite stonework (opus incertum).
The podium platform is four meters high, and was decorated with ashlars on the base profile, frame and corners, with the remaining parts in opus caementicium.
Access to the platform is via a staircase that is still visible despite its state of conservation, and on the platform are located columns of which fourteen examples have survived.
The archaeological remains found at the site consist of pieces of Campanian ceramics made of glass, Italic terra sigillata, Hispanic and African thin-walled, common, diverse and gray pottery.
From the Roman period, amphorae and a lamp were also found, and regarding Muslim chronologies, pots, jugs, a cup, pans, a dry rope bowl in shades of green and manganese, a bowl and a candle were discovered.
In 2017, repair work was carried out, highlighting the placement of two pieces on the capitals that came from the reserve of the Museu Nacional Frei Manuel do Cenáculo, the capitals were cleaned and restored, and the parts that were at risk of falling were fixed with a mortar composed of lime and very fine stone dust, the monument was also completely cleaned, thus revealing the differences between the materials used, marble and granite.
The Classification of the Roman Temple of Évora
The Roman Temple of Évora is considered one of the best preserved buildings of its type in the entire Iberian Peninsula, and is a unique example in Portugal and is classified as a National Monument by the Portuguese government, and as a World Heritage Site as part of the Historic Center of Évora by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
