Assos
- Bouleuterion
Square
structure at the northeastern corner of the Agora. According to its architectural
morphology and typology, the building was probably erected during the first
half of the 2nd century BC, when the city of Assos belonged to the kingdom
of Pergamos.
The
architecture followed the standards of the classical period. The main facade,
facing the Agora, consisted of five pillars between ante. The main hall
was a plain square room with wooden seats along the three walls. Four massive
ionic colunms, also arranged in a square, supported the roof.
The
Bouleuterion at Assos, along with those at Miletus, Athens, and Heracleia
belongs to an innovative group of buildings with wide inner space
covered by roofs resting on a reduced number of columns. The foundation,
the northern column of the facade, the bases of the inner columns and part
of the superstructure are still preserved on the site today.
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