Delphi

The Tholos, a rotunda built in the 4th century BC in the sanctuary of the goddess Athena, at Delphi, Greece. Three columns of the building and its superstructure (the original probably had 20 columns) have been reconstructed. The purpose of the building is not known, but it is one of the defining images of this important archaeological site.

The Athenian treasury at Delphi, Greece. Delphi was home to the oracle of Apollo and the most important temple in the Greek world. The treasury was rebuilt with the original blocks, and one of its walls is inscribed with hymns dedicated to Apollo.

City of ancient Greece, situated in a rocky valley north of the gulf of Corinth, on the southern slopes of Mount Parnassus, site of a famous oracle in the temple of Apollo. The site was supposed to be the centre of the Earth and was marked by a conical stone, the omphalos. Towards the end of the 6th century BC the Athenian family of the Alcmaeonidae helped to rebuild the temple. The oracle was interpreted by priests from the inspired utterances of the Pythian priestess until it was closed down by the Roman emperor Theodosius I AD 390.

A European Cultural Centre was built nearby 1966-67.