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<< Our Photo Pages >> Sanctuary of Apollo Ptoios - Ancient Temple in Greece in Central Greece

Submitted by AlexHunger on Wednesday, 03 October 2007  Page Views: 10397

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Sanctuary of Apollo Ptoios Alternative Name: Ptoion Sanctuary of Apollo, Ptoon
Country: Greece
NOTE: This site is 24.423 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Central Greece Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Thebes  Nearest Village: AkraĆ­fnion
Latitude: 38.459139N  Longitude: 23.251015E
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.
3 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
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Sanctuary of Apollo Ptoios
Sanctuary of Apollo Ptoios submitted by Antonios : (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Temple in Attica/Central Greece

Remains of temple measuring 25 metres by 12 metres which had 13 by 6 columns.

Further info from Antonios: The monuments were arranged on three terraces, comprising a temple (archaic-hellenistic period) around which stood statues of kouroi and oracular tripods. On the lower terraces are the stoas, a large cistern and the oracular spring.
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Sanctuary of Apollo Ptoios
Sanctuary of Apollo Ptoios submitted by davidmorgan : The wall of the Sanctuary of the Hero Ptoios. 1993. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Sanctuary of Apollo Ptoios
Sanctuary of Apollo Ptoios submitted by davidmorgan : This is the Sanctuary of the Hero Ptoios, west of the Sanctuary of Apollo, at Ptoon. I didn't discover the oracular spring, which is a pity. I should have carried on down the track a bit farther. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Sanctuary of Apollo Ptoios
Sanctuary of Apollo Ptoios submitted by Antonios : The oracular spring still retains its ancient marble blocks. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Sanctuary of Apollo Ptoios
Sanctuary of Apollo Ptoios submitted by Antonios : Oracular spring (Vote or comment on this photo)

Sanctuary of Apollo Ptoios
Sanctuary of Apollo Ptoios submitted by Antonios : The oracular Apollonian site with the mount Pelagia.

Sanctuary of Apollo Ptoios
Sanctuary of Apollo Ptoios submitted by Antonios : Ruins of the sanctuary of Apollo. Dates to 5th and 6th century BC. The site consists of a temple, stoa, large cistern and the oracular spring. Many blocks from the sanctuary were removed for the construction of Saint George church.

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