THE TEMPLE of APOLLO
G'day folks,
The Temple of Apollo is located at Delphi,
the center of the Ancient Greek world, and was built on the location of
two earlier temples.
The temple was first built around the 7th century
BC by the two iconic architects Trophonios and Agamedes and was rebuilt
after a fire in the 6th century BC. The temple was of the Doric order
and had 6 columns at the front, and 15 columns at the flanks.
In 373 BC, the Temple of Apollo was destroyed by an earthquake and was
rebuilt for the third time in 330 BC. Even after so many centuries, the
foundations of the iconic temple still survive today along with several
Doric columns that are made of porous stone and limestone. Not much is
known about the temple’s interior arrangement. However, ancient writers
have mentioned that the walls of the temple were inscribed with the
aphorisms of the seven sages.
Clancy's comment: I've been to many of these temples in Europe. When visiting these sites, I tried to imagine what it was like back in the day when they were active.
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