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The temple was an integral part of the forum of which we can see the square
lined in marble and a surrounding porticoed structure, where it is likely shops
(tabernae) were located. This temple was built in the middle of the 1st
Century, and probably consecrated for the Imperial religion. It had a
rectangular floor plan measuring 24.60 m by 14.19 m, set on a 4 metre-high
podium. Local granite was used for its construction as well as marble from
Estremoz in the Corinthian capitals and the base. A U-shaped lake surrounded
it.
The history of the Roman temple is mixed in with the history of Évora. In the
Middle Ages it was used as a butcher, and it was the main point of sale of
fresh meat. In 1870, it was decided to replace the available original features.
Thus, and under the direction of Italian Giuseppe Cinatti, it was restored to
its present state, without its cloisters, architrave, frees and many of its
columns.
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