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Summary Treasury of the Doric order, made entirely out of St Elias’ limestone; it was situated a few meters below the first turn of the Sacred Way in the Sanctuary of Apollo. It was dedicated by the Thebans for their victory at Leuktra in 371 B.C. […]

The Treasury of the Cyreneans was probably the last treasury to have been built within the sanctuary of Apollo. It dates to 334-322 B.C. and it was built right next to the eastern part of the precinct, on a crepis consisting of three steps and made […]

Summary  A portico of the classical period, built by the Athenians under the temple of Apollo and in front of the polygonal wall after 478 B.C., when they managed to permanently avert the Persian danger. The portico was a simple building constructed against the polygonal wall which supported the terrace of the temple […]

Abstract The stadium of Delphi, situated at the highest spot of the area, must have been built in the second half of the 4th century B.C. or even after the victory against the Galatians. B.C. It was about 178 meters long and on its both sides […]

Summary Building complex of the 4th century B.C. which comprised the xystos and the palaestra togethe with their annexes, such as the baths and restaurants. It was situated between the sanctuary of Athena Pronaia and the fountain Castalia. Description The Gymnasium of Delphi was situated within […]

https://delphi.culture.gr/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Θησαυρός-Αθηναίων.mp4 Summary The treasury of the Athenians represents the earliest specimen of a Doric treasury made out of marble. The Athenians built the Treasury most probably after 490 B.C. in order to thank the god Apollo for their victory at the battle of Marathon. On the […]

     The Kastalian spring of the Archaic period    The purifying water of the Kastalian spring gushed from the slopes of the Phaedriada, called Hyampeia in antiquity, and flowed into a narrow gorge, where myth had it that the dread guardian of the oracle Python, the son of Earth, had its lair. […]

Summary The Tholos is a circular building within the sanctuary of Athena Pronaia, built by the architect Theodore the Phocaean in 380-370 B.C.  It had 20 Doric columns on the circular colonnade and 10 or 13 Corinthian semi-columns in the interior of the cella. Its metopes […]

Summary The ancient theatre of Delphi is situated in the NW corner of the sanctuary of Apollo, relying on the sacred precinct. It is the largest building of the site. It was made of local limestone, probably at the beginning of the 2nd centuy B.C. At […]

Summary  The treasury of the Siphnians is a magnificent example of the Ionic order. It is distyle in antis, with caryatids instead of columns on the vestibule. The building is richly decorated with painted sculptures in relief, particularly on the frieze which depicts scenes inspired by […]