In Rome, Italy there is a building that people went to worship gods. This building was never actually considered a temple apparently, but it got the word "Temple" in its name. People that don't know about it often wonder who built it, when they built it, where they built it, and why they built it. I'm here to tell you about the Temple of Vista and to answer those questions. Lets learn more about this historical building!
The Temple of Vista was built in the great city of Rome, Italy back in the Renassaince Era. Stories are that it was built by a guy whose name is Numa Nompilius. He built the Temple of Vista in the 7th century. When it was first built and completed it was in the shape of a round hut that was actually pretty small. Unfortunately after being built it was burned. Researchers believe that it was burned by the Gaus.
They built the Temple of Vesta for religious gatherings as it was supposed to give praise to the hearth goddess Vesta. That is how it got it's name from that. After burning down several times the Temple of Vesta was finally rebuilt during the Renaissance Era. The pillars around it followed Greek architecutre. The decided to follow that architecture due to the respect they had for them.
One interesting fact is that the entrances to the Temple faced east. To symbol the Temple of Vesta's fire and as well as the sun. Another fact that I found out of about this building is that there was a fire that they kept burning. The only time they let the fire burn out was the 1st of March. Which is the Roman New Year. After it was burned out they would hold a ceremony to renew the flame.
The Temple of Vesta is now a historical place in Rome. It was never actually built in the Renaissance Era, but they used it a lot for religious gatherings during that time period. You now know some quick facts about this great building. I was impressed by how many times it burned. After the second time I would of quit rebuilding it.
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