Temple of Artemis

"You found a wonder! The Temple of Artemis!" - Mondy's introduction to the Temple of Artemis.

The Temple of Artemis is a temple situated upon gardens. It is the 4th location in Wayward Wonders.

It is based on the real Temple of Artemis located in Selcuk, Turkey.

History
The Temple of Artemis was built by Chersiphron in 550 B.C., to honor the goddess Artemis/Diana, the goddess of the moon and the harvest.

The Temple has been burned down and rebuilt several times, but the most famous was in 356 B.C., when a madman by the name of Herostratus wanted to immortalize his name, wanting to seek fame at any cost. On July 21, 356 B.C. - which was also coincidentally the same day Alexander the Great was born - Herostratus finally immortalized his name, for burning down the temple by setting fire to the wooden beams of the roof.

For this crime, Herostratus was captured, tried, and then executed by the Ephesian authorities. In addition, they forbade anybody to say his name under the threat of the death sentence.

The temple finally fell into permanent ruin in 268 B.C., when the Visigoths looted the temple and burned it to the ground.

In the game
In the game, the Temple of Artemis is 55.5 blocks (55.5 meters/166.5 feet) high, and 86x66 blocks in diameter.

It is situated on a platform that extends 37 blocks. It is composed of quartz, clay, stone bricks, granite, diorite, red wool, prismarine, stained glass, and sea lanterns.
 * The ground level is 76.0000.

Residents

 * Tantalus (boss)
 * Temple Goons

Trivia

 * The total measurements of the Temple of Artemis are 80 1/2 blocks high (80.5 meters/241.5 feet) and 123x103 blocks (123x103 meters/369x309 feet) in diameter.
 * The temple itself is 55 1/2 blocks high (55.5 meters/166.5 feet) and 86x66 (86x66 meters/258x198 feet) in diameter.
 * In real life, the Temple was 59 feet high.