In the 7th century BCE, the old temple was destroyed by a flood, and it was rebuilt around 550 BCE, under the Cretan architect Chersiphron and his son Metagenes, paid for by King Croesus of Lydia: It temple was destroyed in 356 BCE by Herostratus in an act of arson and was again rebuilt, this version being labelled one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It was finally destroyed by Christians in 401 CE to eliminate it as a competitor, and its stones used in other buildings.
The Temple of Artemis was built as a place to worship the goddess Artemis.
I believe it was built to honor Artemis.
The Temple of Artemis was supposedly the first Greek temple built of marble.
For worshipping Artemis, of course.
To worship and glorify Artemis.
She did. It was the Temple of Artemis.
The temple of artemmis was built in Greece
A temple was built for her.
For Artemis.
The temple of Artemis was built so the ancient Greeks had a place to worship the goddess Artemis.
To worship Artemis, the goddess. That is what temples are for.
The Temple of Artemis was built around 550 BC at Ephesus. Its modern location is near Selcuk, Izmir Province, Turkey.