Harbour Temple, Xanten

@Laurent: Thanks, Laurent, much appreciated!

@Dimitrios: Thanks, Dimitrios!

@Laurie: I've read that antique cities were *shockingly* colourful. Perhaps that is the reason why archaeologists at Xanten only painted a small part of one peculiar pillar in this awful orange, as the overall effect of a completely painted temple would have been very disturbing to the viewer! :-)

@shoti: Thank you very much, shoti! I'm glad that the sun was on the right side this time! :)

@Michael Skorulski: Thanks, Michael! We've been there in the afternoon and the sun was just right!

@Ana Lúcia: I'm glad I don't have to travel too far for being able to see a Roman temple. :-)

@Kaddy: Thanks very much, Kaddy!

@dj.tigersprout: The orange paint is on the opposite side, you can't see it here. It's very - orange! :-)
Nobody knows what god this temple has been dedicated to; my assumption is that it was a god of water, as this temple was next to the river Rhine. This could have been the god Rhenus (Latin for Rhine) who might have identified with the Roman god Neptune.

@Observing: Thanks very much, Mike! (If it was up to me, I would have reconstructed the whole temple. ;-)

@joshi daniel: Thank you, Joshi!

@Twelvebit: The even painted their statues. I imagine a Roman walking through neo-classical buildings and wondering why the architects forgot the paint.