Altars should face the east, and should always be placed on a lower level than are the statues in the temples, so that those who are praying and sacrificing may look upwards towards the divinity.


Chapter IX, Sec. 1 - De architectura (The Ten Books On Architecture) (~ 15BC) - Book IV

Vitruvius Quotes

Altars should face the east, and should always be placed on a lower level than are the statues in the temples, so that those who are praying and...

Altars should face the east, and should always be placed on a lower level than are the statues in the temples, so that those who are praying and...

Altars should face the east, and should always be placed on a lower level than are the statues in the temples, so that those who are praying and...

Altars should face the east, and should always be placed on a lower level than are the statues in the temples, so that those who are praying and...