Propylaea

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The monumental gateway leading to the sacred precinct of Apollo. The version that survives (basically just the massive marble platform and a few doric column stumps) was built by the Athenians when they still controlled the island--with tacit approval from the Romans--in the 2nd century BC. --grecodan
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Coordinates:   37°24'0"N   25°15'59"E
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