Editing Sirkap (section)

===Apsidal Temple===
The building that is known as the Apsidal Temple is the largest sanctuary of Sirkap, measuring about {{convert|70|by|40|m|sp=us}} (by contrast: the Parthenon in Athens is {{convert|70|by|31|m|sp=us}}). The Apsidal Temple consists of a square nave with several rooms, used by the Buddhist monks, and a circular room, which gives the building its apsidal shape. After the earthquake that destroyed the city in c. 30 AD, the Buddhist shrine was built in a spacious courtyard. The round part was probably in use for a small stupa, but no traces of it remain. Some carvings were probably done by an artist from Greece.
[[File:Round room of Apsidal Temple.jpg|thumb| The round room of the Apsidal Temple.]]