Category: Art & Architecture

Temple of Apollo at Delphi

Central among the number of imposing ruins that are interspersed on the southern slopes of Parnassos mountain is the temple of…
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Temple of Athena Nike

The small temple of Athena Nike is perched above the ascent to the Acropolis, and is visible as one approaches the…
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Temple of Hephaestus

Ἡφαιστεῖον. Also transliterated as: Hephaisteion, Hephaesteion The temple of Hephestus (or Thesion) crowns a low hill in the Northwest end of…
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Temple of Poseidon at Sounion

Archaeological evidence indicates that Sounion was a sacred area as far back as the Bronze Age, but the temple visible in our day…
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Treasury of Atreus

The tholos tomb at Mycenae known as “Treasury of Atreus”, built between 1350 and 1250 BCE, is the largest, best preserved,…
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Treasury of the Athenians

The Athenian Treasury was a votive building in the form of a reduced scale temple, designed to hold the multitude of…
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Temple of Apollo at Delphi