Ruins of the Temple of Apollo (Apollon Tapinagi) description and photos - Turkey: Didim (Topic)

Ruins of the Temple of Apollo (Apollon Tapinagi) description and photos - Turkey: Didim. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Apollon Tapinagi.

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For a long time this place was the sanctuary of Apollo. Later, the Ionic temple of Apollo was built. It was a grandiose structure, at one time not inferior in luxury to the temple of Artemis at Ephesus, and as famous as the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi. Only the priests of this temple lived in Didim. Once every four years, they held festivities in honor of this god with sports competitions and musical performances.

In the 5th century BC. the temple was destroyed by the Persians, but under Alexander the Great it was decided to restore and expand it. But the temple was never completed, and later the Byzantines stole almost all of the marble. Only three large columns and a mass of small stones remained.

The expressive stone relief depicting the head of the Gorgon Medusa is world famous.

Topic: Ruins of the Temple of Apollo (Apollon Tapinagi) description and photos - Turkey: Didim.