National Geographic History - 03.2019 - 04.2019

A MOTLEY ARRAY of buildings, monuments, and

offerings stretch across terraces at Delphi, con-

nected by pathways. The main entrance was

once farther to the east than the one used today,

though there were other secondary entrances.

Today, a visit to the site would follow the Sacred

Way, which was laid out in Roman times, when

it was paved and extended to reach the houses

built on the upper terrace. From the agora, the

route climbs the hill before it turns sharply to the

right after the omphalos—the stone represent-

ing the center of the world—and leads past the

treasuryof the Athenians. It turns once again,

threading its way across the esplanade of the po-

lygonal wall. There, a path leads to the terrace of

the temple, surrounded by offerings. To the east,

a ramp leads to the theater, situated on the upper

terrace Farther up one path heads northward to

GRAND TOUR

OF DELPHI

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EXCAVATION STATUS (LEFT) AT DELPHI IN NOVEMBER 1893. IN 1894,

ALBERT TOURNAIRE PAINTED HOW HE IMAGINED THE SANCTUARY OF

APOLLO APPEARED IN ANCIENT GREECE (BELOW).

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Athenian Treasury

Theater

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Sacred Way

Athenian Treasury

Stoa of the Athenians

Sphinx of Naxos