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[JoeProBono]

[muawiyah]

The background question ("why did the Greeks orient so terribly many temple faces to the East") has been answered just about as many times as the question has been asked.

The explanation is "No Central Heat".

Might not seem important to most folks ~ who'd care whether or not a temple had central heat ~ but it was certainly very important to the poor priests and acolytes who lived there.

It was to their advantage to have the Sun rise and warm the main portico. Then they could be about their business early in the day.

Of course temples aren't the only ancient buildings (or modern buildings) built with an Eastern exposure for the purpose of warming up.

[edpc]

Didn’t work out so well for Icarus.

[Ciexyz]

This thread brings back memories of my visit to the Acropolis - so beautiful.