Temple of the Athenians

Delos


Inaugurated in 417 BC, this temple to Apollo still has some intact Doric columns.


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1. Poros Temple

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2. Temple of the Delians

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Also known as the Great Temple of Apollo, this was the largest of the temples in the god's sanctuary. Construction commenced in 478 BC.

3. Propylaea

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This colonnaded building once formed the monumental entrance to the sanctuary of Apollo.

4. Artemision

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5. Monument of the Bulls

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6. Stoa of the Naxiots

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The remains of a colonnaded portico, built in the 6th-century BC and forming the western edge of the Sanctuary of Appolo.

7. Stoa of Philip V

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8. South Stoa

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This 66m-long portico, originally supported by 28 Doric columns, was built in the 3rd century BC, lining the route to the Sanctuary of Apollo.

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