Drone Flight over Sardis: The Temple of Artemis

original .mov file, shot with a DJI Phantom 3 quadcopter One of many circuits through the Temple of Artemis, this flight starts at the west end among the standing columns of the Roman west façade and porch. On the left is Church M, a chapel belonging to the late Antique, Christian phase of this sacred temenos. Circling around to the north, the three newly-cleaned columns and Hellenistic cella walls and column foundations stand out against the uncleaned surfaces blackened by cyanobacteria and lichen. The flight circles the two standing columns, showing the stylistic differences between the two contemporary Roman capitals — note the leaf patterns that decorate the capital that now rests skewed, compared to the much plainer capital that rests straight. The flight passes through the east and west cellas of the temple, and over the Altar of Artemis.