What is the name of the building, what does that name mean, when was it built, and what were its dimensions?

The `Maison Carrée' (French: '151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?] House') is a temple built in the early 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?] century 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?].
Dimensions: 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?]: 31.8m, 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?]: 14.95m


To whom was it dedicated and where was the dedicatory inscription? Describe it.

An inscription in gilded bronze letters was originally set on the 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?] and 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?] over the entrance porch. Although only the 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?] for the letters now remain, it has been possible to decipher the original from these.
"To Gaius Caesar, 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?] of Augustus, Consul, to Lucius Caesar, son of 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?], Consul designate, leaders of the 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?]"
It is generally accepted that the temple was dedicated to Augustus' 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?] sons (physically his 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?], fathered by Agrippa) Gaius and Lucius, probably soon after their deaths: Lucius died at 19 in AD2, Gaius died at 24 in AD4.


On what other structure do Gaius and Lucius figure? Why was their death a blow for the Emperor?

Gaius and Lucius, as Augustus's adopted sons and heirs, already figured prominently in another monument to the Augustan period, the 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?] 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?] .
Their deaths were a heavy blow to the Emperor's plans for his 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?].


What styles are evident in this temple?

* It is a product of the 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?] (Greek) 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?] tradition in temple architecture
* the basic plan of a 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?] fronted by a deep 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?] and raised on a high 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?] goes back to Etruscan models
* the use of stone (local limestone) and the forms of the columns and mouldings reflect strong 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?] influence


Describe the layout of the building.

The building faces 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?], set within a large sanctuary of almost 2000 sq.m
* bordered on three sides by 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?], and entered by three staircases from the 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?] side
* beyond and below this area, to the north, lay the 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?]
* the temple itself is set on a high 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?] (2.88m) with a two-stepped stylobate (0.45m)
* a broad staircase of 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?] steps leads up to the deep entrance porch
* fronted by 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?] columns
* another 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?] set down the east and west sides
* the semblance of a surrounding colonnade is given by the engaged columns which encircle the cult room, or cella ('pseudo-151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?]')
* their capitals are all of the Greek '151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?]' form with 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?] leaf decoration
* most of the interior of the cella is 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?] - it's impossible to know the original architectural details
* the exterior entablature consists of: an 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?] in three divisions surmounted by a 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?] - decorated on all but the 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?] side by an elaborate acanthus scroll design

Why is the Ara Pacis in Rome a possible influence for the decoration?

Parallels for the style of the column capitals and architectural mouldings are readily found in 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?] erected in Rome in the time of 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?]. Of particular importance in this respect is the 151stacanthusADadoptedAraarchitraveAugustuscellaCorinthianForumfriezegrandsonsGreekHellenisedItaliclengthmodernnorthPacispegsperipteralpodiumporchporticoessixsonSquaredsuccessiontempletemplestwowidthyouth[?] of Mars the Avenger, erected in Augustus's Forum in 2BC.