Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia

Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia

ca. 380-360 BCE

1829

Single Built Works

Greece (nation)

Delphi (inhabited place)

Late Classical

tholoi

Athena (Greek deity)

Aerial view of the Tholos at the Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia at Delphi, with three restored doric columns. "The tholos of the sanctuary of Athena Pronaia, clearly visible from above, is perhaps the most characteristic monument at Delphi and the most important building of this small sanctuary. Located between the later temple of Athena and the Treasury of Massalia, this circular building of unknown purpose is a masterpiece of Classical architecture ... The tholos is a synthesis of most styles of Classical architecture. It rests on a three-stepped podium and the twenty Doric columns of the outer peristyle supported a Doric frieze of triglyphs and metopes with relief decoration. Inside the cella were ten engaged Corinthian columns. A variety of materials were used in order to achieve a multi-coloured effect: Parian and Pentelic marble, and blue Eleusinian limestone for the structural details, the base of the cella wall, and the floor,"--Odysseys, Greek Ministry of Culture & Sports.

limestone

marble (rock)

Exterior diameter: 14.76 meters; height: 13.5 meters

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