Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae

Greece / Ilia / Nea Figalia /
 temple, ancient, archaeological site, UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Temple of Apollo at Bassai Helper in Figalia is one of the most important and imposing of antiquity. By Figalians dedicated to Apollo because it helped them overcome a plague. The temple stands at a whopping 1,130 feet, in the center of the Peloponnese, in the mountains between Ilia and Messinia and Arcadia is located 14 km south of Andritsaina and 11 km northeast of Perivolia. The temple was built in the second half of the 5th century BC (420-410 BC;) and attributed to Iktinos, the architect of the Parthenon. This monument to the universal importance, yet one of the best preserved classical antiquity was the first in Greece to be included in World Heritage by UNESCO in 1986. Part of the frieze of the temple broke (Was stolen and smuggled by English) in 1814 and exhibited in the British Museum in London.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassae
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Coordinates:   37°25'46"N   21°54'0"E

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  • I know it was necessary to preserve the remains of the temple, but it's still too bad the site had to be covered by the protective structure. There was something very dramatic about the ruins perched on the hillside, surrounded by the rugged terrain. Still, a pretty amazing ruin.
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