Temple of Apollo
Ancient Greece
The Ancient Greek Oracle of Delphi
The Oracle of Delphi has become a byword for prophecy, and many of the glories of Delphi's architecture and art have survived to this day.
Ancient Greece
Stunning Ancient Greek Sanctuary of Despotiko Honors God Apollo
The ancient Greek sanctuary of Despotiko, located on an uninhabited islet south of Antiparos, is amongst the most important discoveries of recent times.
According to several archaeologists, Despotiko might have been as important as Ancient Delos during antiquity.
At the site,...
Ancient Greece
Portara: The Massive Marble Doorway Standing Proudly on Greece’s Naxos
The imposing ruins of the Portara, or gate, still stand on the islet of Palatia on Naxos. What remains of a temple dedicated to Apollo, which was built in the 6th to 7th century BC and was never completed,...
Archaeology
Google Adds Naxos' Temple of Apollo to its Arts & Culture Platform
The Temple of Apollo on the Cycladic Island of Naxos is the latest addition to the Google Arts & Culture platform and its Open Heritage Gateway, which digitally records important monuments of the world.
Google launched the Open Heritage Gateway...
Archaeology
Delphi To Get $800,000 Makeover
One of Greece's favorite and most treasured archaeological sites, Delphi, will undergo 600,000 euros ($803,000) in restoration work through the Operational Program Thessaly - Central Greece - Epirus from 2007 to 2013, its Regional Director said.
This project involves the...
Culture
Temple of Apollo Illuminated
The Temple of Apollo in Ancient Corinth will be illuminated from Jan. 26. For many years it remained in the dark, even though it is one of the most important monuments in the region.
In the summer of 2012, the...