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Temple of Apollo in Delphi

The Temple of Apollo at Delphi was the principal sanctuary building within the Panhellenic religious sanctuary on Mount Parnassus, dedicated to the god Apollo. The visible ruins are of the fifth/final temple phase rebuilt in the 4th century BCE and served as the location of the oracle (the Pythia) and related sacred chambers until the temple's closure in late antiquity.

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Its prime

330 BC

Today

Partial ruin

As it stood in 330 BC

What Temple of Apollo in Delphi looked like in its prime.

Perched on a sloping terrace cut into limestone bedrock, the temple presents a rectilinear stone platform with the remains of a six-by-fifteen column peristyle (some columns in Parian white marble, others truncated), stepped bases, and a broad pronaos leading to an inner cella. Low polygonal masonry retaining walls enclose the terrace; carved pediment blocks and scattered architectural fragments lie across the paved floor. The site faces a steep olive-covered valley and rugged mountain ridges under open sky.

Step inside

11 places to explore in 330 BC.

The record describes 11 distinct spots at Temple of Apollo in Delphi, including 5 interiors: pronaos looking into the cella (interior), cella (main hall) floor and walls (interior), adyton (inner sanctuary) and sacred tripod (interior, restricted) and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Approach from the Sacred Way (exterior)Eastern peristyle corner with columns (exterior)Pronaos looking into the cella (interior)Cella (main hall) floor and walls (interior)Adyton (inner sanctuary) and sacred tripod (interior, restricted)Oracular vault / subterranean chamber (interior)Eastern pediment sculpture (exterior detail)Polygonal terrace walls with inscriptions (exterior)Column base and Sphinx of Naxos (exterior nearby landmark)View from the theater toward the valley and temple (exterior)Temple foundation grid and sub-terranean chambers (exterior/interior access)

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