Photograph·pht_08754·20th c.

Salamis: the palaestra of the gymnasium

Tall fluted columns with carved capitals on a paved court at Salamis, with four visitors standing to the right
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, 1900–99. pht_08754. "Salamis: the palaestra of the gymnasium". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized.

Description

Tall fluted columns with carved capitals rise in a row across the foreground, with others receding into the distance. Wooden planks lie on the paved ground. On the right, four people stand talking, and a statue stands on a low base near the centre. Behind them are ruined walls, bushes and a tall pine tree under a cloudy sky.

English

A row of tall fluted columns with carved capitals stands on a paved area at Salamis, with a pine tree and low ruined walls behind. Four visitors stand to the right, and a small statue stands on a base among the columns.

Title in CVAR's catalogue

Salamis

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