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ANDRITSENA - Temple of Apollo Epikourios
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Andritsena is a community and municipality located in the southeastern part of the Elis Prefecture in the middle of highway GR-76 between Krestena and Megalopoli. The road in the town is narrow with only one lane from the circle to the eastern part of the village, built on the slopes of Mount Lyceo, 60 km from Olympia. Andritsena belongs to the administrative prefecture of Ilia. At the top you will be greeted by a pleasant surprise, that will renew your Ancient Greek interest, the Temple of Epicure Apollo.
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Bassae lies south of
Andritsaina and west of Megalopolis. It is famous for the
well-preserved mid-5th century BCE Temple of Apollo Epicurius. Although this temple is geographically remote from major municipalities of ancient Greece, it is one of the most studied ancient Greek temples because of its multitude of unusual features. Bassae was the first Greek site to be inscribed on the World Heritage List (1986). Its construction is placed between 450 BCE and 425 BCE. |
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The temple was dedicated to Apollo Epikourios ("Apollo the helper"). It was designed by Iktinos,architect of the Temple of Hephaestus and the Parthenon. The ancient writer Pausanias praises the temple as eclipsing all others except the temple of Athena at Tegea, by the beauty of its stone and the harmony of its construction.It sits at an elevation of 1,131 metres above sea level on the slopes of Kotylion Mountain. |
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The temple of Apollo is presently covered in a white tent with five rows in order to protect the ruins from the elements. Conservation work is currently being carried out under the supervision of the Committee of the Epicurean Apollo, which is based in Athens. Link to www.toursingreece.gr/apollon.htm |
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