3/5/15 Cyber Day

The Temple of Apollo at Didyma- The Greeks built this temple around 300 BC in Didyma, Turkey. The design was known as dipteral which basically means two sets of columns surrounding the interior section of the Temple. The columns surrounded the statue of Apollo. The columns reached 64 feet high. The ruins suggest the former grandeur of the Ancient Temple.




The Acropolis- The Acropolis is a number of buildings built on a hill. The ones that are still alive today were built between 447-438 BC. The man who built this was the leader of Athens (Pericles). The building was built on 2 levels. The most important building of the Acropolis is the Pantheon. This temple was the storeroom and the home to the statue of Gods and Goddesses. 

 

Olympia- Olympia was on of the most important sanctuaries in Greece. This place was also the birthplace of the first Olympic Games. An important temple in Olympia is the temple of Zeus. In the middle there is a 12 meter high statue of Zeus. This was one of the 12 wonders of the ancient world. Part of this was built by Philip II, but was continued by his son Alexander the Great when his father passed.