Columns of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, Greece

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Name: The Temple of Apollo

Creator: The temple of Apollo was first built by the two legendary architects Trophonios and Agamedes.

Date: around the 7th c. B.C.

Location: Delphi, Greece

Publication info: https://ancient-greece.org/architecture/delphi-temple-of-apollo.html

Delphi was an ancient religious sanctuary dedicated to the Greek god Apollo. The central part of Delphi was the temple of Apollo, where the Pythia delivered her prophetic words in the adyton, a separate, restricted room at the rear. The temple of Apollo sat atop a large terrace supported by a polygonal wall.

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