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- For the placement of the temple, extensive site shaping and preparation work had to be done which included the removal of the natural rock in some areas and embankment in others that presented inclination. The result was to create a flat surface measuring 75 X 40 m. along the axis B to N on which the temple was founded and still stands today.
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temples dedicated to Apollo, the Ancient Greek Solar deity, a special feature was found for the diagonals of the temples: they appear to be oriented towards one of the cardinal points. From this sample of the temples, eight temples‟ diagonals point towards the East; three of them point towards South; two to the North; and,
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Jul 31, 2019 · The foundations are oriented at 118 degrees, strikingly close to the 118.1° actual bearing on the Apollo sanctuary at Delos. Another temple to consider is the Apollo Daphnephoros temple in Eretria, Euboia.
A number of archaic and later temples on the Greek mainland have an axial alignment toward a related high-prestige cult site over the horizon. These orientations should be viewed as potentially intentional.
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There may have been early wooden versions of the temple of Apollo. However, the only phases that can be identified for certain in the archaeology are stone temples dating from the seventh century BC onwards. The first stone temple on the site was built in about 650BC. Smaller than its subsequent replacements, it was constructed from limestone but d...
Because they were deemed sacred, many of the decorative features of the second temple were buried in a nearby pit. They have enabled archaeologists to recreate a picture of how the temple was decorated. They include: 1. The east pediment of Parian marble, portraying the coming of Apollo to Delphi. 2. The limestone west pediment, depicting the battl...
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Excavations have shown that the foundations of the Temple of Apollo reused blocks from at least one Archaic predecessor. Artifacts from the 7th, 6th, and 5th centuries have been discovered, including some terracotta decoration.
Nov 24, 2015 · Five temples of Apollo on Mainland Greece and Ancient Ionia (Asia Minor), namely Delphi, Didyma, Hierapolis, Delos and Rhodes, have been examined regarding their functioning through astronomical orientation.
