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<< Our Photo Pages >> Delos (Greece) - Ancient Temple in Greece in Greek Islands

Submitted by Klingon on Tuesday, 07 June 2005  Page Views: 6386

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Delos (Greece) Alternative Name: Δήλος
Country: Greece
NOTE: This site is 34.232 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Greek Islands Type: Ancient Temple

Latitude: 37.400986N  Longitude: 25.267467E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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43559959 visited (still working on) on 10th May 1982 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3

MegalithJunkie visited - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Access by boat from Naxos, Mykonos and most likely other nearby islands too. Fantastic site - a jumble of temples and statues in an arid rocky landscape

DrewParsons Bjorn have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 5 Access: 3

Delos (Greece)
Delos (Greece) submitted by Bjorn : Close-up of the lions. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Temple in Greece

A small Cycladic island. The first habitation on the island was from the third millennium BC. Later home to Mycenaean, Doric, Ionian, Athenian and Roman settlers. Said to be the virthplace of Apollo and Artemis.
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Delos (Greece)
Delos (Greece) submitted by 43559959 : The freshwater reservoir still serves the purpose among the ruins. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Delos (Greece)
Delos (Greece) submitted by 43559959 : Close up of one of the many lions on Delos. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Delos (Greece)
Delos (Greece) submitted by durhamnature : Old photo of the lions, from "American Journal of Archaeology" via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

Delos (Greece)
Delos (Greece) submitted by durhamnature : Old photo from "American Journal of Archaeology" via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

Delos (Greece)
Delos (Greece) submitted by DrewParsons : Delos - detail of closely fitted wall similar to those seen in various other sites around the world

Delos (Greece)
Delos (Greece) submitted by DrewParsons : Delos - The Temple of Isis

Delos (Greece)
Delos (Greece) submitted by Bjorn : Nice seating in the amphitheatre.

Delos (Greece)
Delos (Greece) submitted by Bjorn : The famous panther floor mosaic in the House of Dionysus.

Delos (Greece)
Delos (Greece) submitted by Bjorn : The famous lion guard.

Delos (Greece)
Delos (Greece) submitted by durhamnature : Plan of a house, from "Handbook of Greek Archaeology" via archive.org

Delos (Greece)
Delos (Greece) submitted by durhamnature : Plan of the theatre from "Handbook of Greek Archaeology" via archive.org

Delos (Greece)
Delos (Greece) submitted by Bjorn : Entering the amphitheatre.

Delos (Greece)
Delos (Greece) submitted by Bjorn : Site in Greek Islands (Aegean etc)

Delos (Greece)
Delos (Greece) submitted by Bjorn : Kali mera, te kanete? It's all Greek to me.

Delos (Greece)
Delos (Greece) submitted by Bjorn : The highest peak on the island can be seen here.

Delos (Greece)
Delos (Greece) submitted by Bjorn : Delos.

Delos (Greece)
Delos (Greece) submitted by Bjorn : The ferry in Delos harbour runs from Mykonos.

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