The gods’ landscape: Greek sanctuaries of classic age and their natural environment

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Ronald Harris Diez

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This essay seeks to characterize the relationship between several factors involved in the settlement of a Greek sanctuary in a specifi c natural environment. The paper will focus on three main aspects of the sanctuary: the genius loci, the historical and mythical precedents, and the intentional contrast among the architectural and the natural forms.

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Ronald Harris Diez, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

 Instituto de Estética. Pontifi cia Universidad Católica de Chile rharris@uc.cl