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The Temple of Apollo, also known as Apollonion, [1] (Greek: Ἀπολλώνιον, romanized: Apollṓnion) was a major part of the Panhellenic religious sanctuary located in Central Greece at Delphi.
Delphi was an ancient religious sanctuary dedicated to the Greek god Apollo. Said to be the center of the world, the site was also home to the Oracle of Delphi.
Delphi, ancient town and seat of the most important Greek temple and oracle of Apollo. It lay in the territory of Phocis on the steep lower slope of Mount Parnassus, about 6 miles (10 km) from the Gulf of Corinth. Delphi is now a major archaeological site with well-preserved ruins.
Ruins of the ancient temple of Apollo at Delphi, overlooking the valley of Phocis. Delphi became the site of a major temple to Phoebus Apollo, as well as the Pythian Games and the prehistoric oracle.
The ruins of the Temple of Apollo are situated on their own large terrace at the top of the sacred Temenos of Apollo at Delphi. Little remains of the temple as Christians destroyed it following the anti-pagan edicts of Emperor Theodosius in the fourth century AD.
Delphi was an important ancient Greek religious sanctuary sacred to the god Apollo. Located on Mt. Parnassus near the Gulf of Corinth, it was home to the famous oracle of Apollo which gave cryptic predictions...
The archaic temple of Apollo was constructed in 510 B.C. with money raised by many Greek cities under the auspices of the Alcmaeonids of Athens. When this temple was destroyed by an earthquake in 373 B.C., the Greek cities collected money again and built the extant temple, which was accomplished in ca 330 B.C.
All the World's a Stage Excavated between 1895 and 1897, the amphitheater of Delphi sits up the hill from the Temple of Apollo. A massive space, it was able to seat an audience of up to 5,000...
At the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, the Oracle's words often decided the fate of the world. Learn how to visit this center of ancient Panhellenic culture.
Apollo and the Site of Delphi in Ancient Greece. The first temple built in Delphi was the sanctuary of the ancient Goddess Earth. It was guarded by Mother Earth’s son, a fierce, monstrous snake called Python. God Apollo was the son of Zeus, and one of the twelve Olympian Gods.