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<< Text Pages >> Diktynnaion - Ancient Temple in Greece in Crete

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Diktynnaion Alternative Name: Δικτύνναιον
Country: Greece
NOTE: This site is 16.107 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Crete Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Hania  Nearest Village: Rodopos
Latitude: 35.663782N  Longitude: 23.768320E
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.
3 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
5

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Ancient Temple in Crete

Only known Greek colonnaded temple on Crete. Construction aabndoned around 1st century BCE. It used blocks from a prior Doric columns.

Dedicated to Cretan Goddess Diktynna.
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