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  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_100.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_094.tif
  • North side of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_087.tif
  • West side (rear) of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_084.tif
  • The south east corner of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_078.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_069.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_097.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_096.tif
  • North side of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_086.tif
  • West side frieze of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_085.tif
  • The south east corner of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_081.tif
  • South side of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_074.tif
  • South side of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_075.tif
  • South side of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_073.tif
  • Pronaos of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_007.tif
  • The south east corner of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_006.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_101.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_099.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_098.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_095.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_093.tif
  • West side (rear) of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_083.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the entrance to the opisthodomos on the west end of Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The frieze above the entrance shows the battle of Lapiths and Centaurs, with Theseus conspicuous and the Centaur Kaineus being pounded into the ground by a Lapith. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_082.tif
  • The south east corner of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_077.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the entrance to the opisthodomos on the west end of Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The frieze above the entrance shows the battle of Lapiths and Centaurs, with Theseus conspicuous and the Centaur Kaineus being pounded into the ground by a Lapith. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_079.tif
  • The south east corner of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_076.tif
  • East side (front) of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_070.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the entrance to the opisthodomos on the west end of Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The frieze above the entrance shows the battle of Lapiths and Centaurs, with Theseus conspicuous and the Centaur Kaineus being pounded into the ground by a Lapith. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_071.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_011.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_004.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_005.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_003.tif
  • East south corner of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_080.tif
  • South side of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_072.tif
  • Didyma. Turkey. Richly decorative marble capital of the colossal and grand 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo. Located on the west coast of Turkey, the 3rd century BC Temple was erected on the site of an older temple destroyed by Darius I of Persia in 494 BC, the temple is nearly 120 metres long and 60 metres wide and is the 3rd largest Greek temple ever built after those of Ephesus and Samos. Only 3 columns remain today from the magnificent original 122 enormous Ionic columns that reached a height of 60 feet and with a diameter of 6 feet around the base.
    Turkey-Didyma_063.tif
  • Model of the Temple of Apollo and the Altar at the ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Izmir province, Turkey.
    Turkey_Claros_080.jpg
  • Honour monuments flanked the sacred road which is submerged as the sanctuary lies below the water table. Claros, Turkey.  The sacred road linked the Temple and sanctuary of Apollo Claros to the ancient mother Greek city of Notion located south on the seaside.
    Turkey_Claros_073.jpg
  • Delphi. Greece. View of the circular elegant Tholos with its three restored columns at the Sanctuary of Athena at Delphi. Dating from 390-380 BC, the round temple originally had twenty slim and graceful pentelic marble columns in Doric order on the outside. The dedication and purpose of this exquisite monument are sadly unknown. The site of the Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia, also known as Marmaria (the marbles) is very ancient, having been occupied during the Neolithic Period and later by the Mycenaeans. It is situated just below the Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi.
    Greece_Delphi_062.tif
  • Delphi. Greece. View of four pillars which are all that remain of the monumental arched entrance to the stadium. The monumental entrance, which athletes used to enter the stadium is attributed to Herod Atticus and included niches for statues in the middle two pillars. The row of white stone slabs is where runners took their starting position for the race. The stadium was first constructed in the 5th century BC and was given its present appearance during the 2nd century BC due to the generosity of Herod Atticus. It is 178 metres long (which equalled one Pythian stadion) and has a seating capacity for 7000 spectators. It was used for the Pythian Games which were the second oldest Panhellenic festival in Greece.
    Greece_Delphi_036.tif
  • Delphi. Greece. View of the six re-erected columns of the Temple of Apollo. The Temple of Apollo is the most important building of Delphi and had been rebuilt a number of times in ancient times. The existing ruins belong to the 4th century BC Temple of Apollo which was the last rebuild of the Temple. The temple was the usual Doric peripteral hexastyle and originally had 6 columns at each end and 15 columns at each side. The walls of the pronaos had inscriptions of famous quotations from the seven sages of Ancient Greece, such as “know Thyself and ‘Nothing in Excess”. The interior included the inner sanctum or Adyton, which was a sunken area of the temple where the oracles were given by the Priestess.
    Greece_Delphi_030.tif
  • Delphi. Greece. View of three Pentelic columns of the Stoa of the Athenians along the sacred way at the Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi. The Stoa was built in 478 BC to house the spoils from naval victories of the Athenians over the Persians. The Stoa was of Ionic order and originally consisted of eight thin fluted marble columns each made from a single stone. Behind it is the Temple of Apollo 6th century BC polygonal retaining wall which is inscribed with eight hundreds acts, most of them granting slaves their freedom.
    Greece_Delphi_025.tif
  • Part view of the ruins of the Doric Temple of Apollo, ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Turkey. The large (26 x 46 meters) temple dates from around the 3rd century BC and follows a peripteral plan (6 by 11 columns). It is unique in that it is the only Doric temple built in Ionia and that it has two adytons beneath the cella.
    Turkey_Claros_045.jpg
  • Hellenistic Sundial dedicated to Dionysus at the ancient sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Izmir province, Turkey.
    Turkey_Claros_037.jpg
  • Ancient Greek text inscriptions on a large fragment of stone artefact at the ancient sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Izmir province, Turkey.
    Turkey_Claros_034.jpg
  • The Propylon – entrance and Temple of Apollo in the background, ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Turkey.
    Turkey_Claros_004.jpg
  • Delphi. Greece. View towards the entrance of the stadium which has four pillars which are all that remain of the monumental arched entrance to the stadium. The monumental entrance, which athletes used to enter the stadium is attributed to Herod Atticus and included niches for statues in the middle two pillars. The row of white stone slabs is where runners took their starting position for the race. The stadium was first constructed in the 5th century BC and was given its present appearance during the 2nd century BC due to the generosity of Herod Atticus. It is 178 metres long (which equalled Pythian stadion) and has a seating capacity for 7000 spectators. It was used for the Pythian Games which were the second oldest Panhellenic festival in Greece.
    Greece_Delphi_042.tif
  • Delphi. Greece. View of a row of stone slabs that marked the finishing line of the running track at the stadium. The stadium was first constructed in the 5th century BC and was given its present appearance during the 2nd century BC due to the generosity of Herod Atticus. It is 178 metres long (which equalled one Pythian stadion) and has a seating capacity for 7000 spectators. It was used for the Pythian Games which were the second oldest Panhellenic festival in Greece.
    Greece_Delphi_041.tif
  • Delphi. Greece. View from the Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi of the stunning deep valley of the River Pleistos which is filled with thousands of olive trees.
    Greece_Delphi_014.tif
  • Delphi. Greece. View from above the theatre of the sanctuary ruins towards the stunning landscape of the Pleistos valley with its sea of olive trees. The theatre was originally built in the 4th century BC and is one of the better preserved from the ancient world. It was remodelled in the 2nd century BC and its 35 tiers of stone seats could accommodate 5000 spectators. Just below the theatre are the ruins of the 4th century Temple of Apollo.
    Greece_Delphi_008.tif
  • Didyma. Turkey. Carved marble Medusa head with its serpentine curls at the sanctuary of Apollo. This famous giant carved marble Medusa head with its sepentine curls was part of the front frieze on the architrave of the colossal and grand 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo at Didyma on the west coast of Turkey.
    Turkey-Didyma_057.tif
  • Didyma. Turkey. Medusa head which was part of a frieze on the architrave of the colossal 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo.
    Turkey-Didyma_055.tif
  • Didyma. Turkey.  A gorgon frieze part that once adorned the architrave of the colossal 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo.
    Turkey-Didyma_054.tif
  • Didyma. Turkey. The forecourt and remaining standing columns of the colossal 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo. Located on the west coast of Turkey, the Temple was erected on the site of an older temple destroyed by Darius I of Persia in 494 BC, the temple is nearly 120 metres long and 60 metres wide and is the 3rd largest Greek temple ever built after those of Ephesus and Samos. Only 3 columns remain today from the magnificent original 122 enormous Ionic columns that reached a height of 60 feet and with a diameter of 6 feet around the base.  The stumps of the columns are also impressively large and display beautiful decorative carvings at their base.
    Turkey-Didyma_048.tif
  • Didyma. Turkey. Hall of two columns (hall of the Oracle) and forecourt or Pronous of the 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo. Located on the west coast of Turkey, the Temple was erected on the site of an older temple destroyed by Darius I of Persia in 494 BC, the temple is nearly 120 metres long and 60 metres wide and is the 3rd largest Greek temple ever built after those of Ephesus and Samos. Only 3 columns remain today from the magnificent original 122 enormous Ionic columns that reached a height of 60 feet and with a diameter of 6 feet around the base.  The stumps of the columns are also impressively large and display beautiful decorative carvings at their base.
    Turkey-Didyma_037.tif
  • Didyma. Turkey. The inner sacred courtyard or Adytum of the colossal and grand 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo. Located on the west coast of Turkey, the Temple was erected on the site of an older temple destroyed by Darius I of Persia in 494 BC, the temple is nearly 120 metres long and 60 metres wide and is the 3rd largest Greek temple ever built after those of Ephesus and Samos. Only 3 columns remain today from the magnificent original 122 enormous Ionic columns that reached a height of 60 feet and with a diameter of 6 feet around the base.  The stumps of the columns are also impressively large and display beautiful decorative carvings at their base.
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  • Didyma. Turkey. The inner sacred courtyard or Adytum of the colossal and grand 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo. Located on the west coast of Turkey, the Temple was erected on the site of an older temple destroyed by Darius I of Persia in 494 BC, the temple is nearly 120 metres long and 60 metres wide and is the 3rd largest Greek temple ever built after those of Ephesus and Samos. Only 3 columns remain today from the magnificent original 122 enormous Ionic columns that reached a height of 60 feet and with a diameter of 6 feet around the base.  The stumps of the columns are also impressively large and display beautiful decorative carvings at their base.
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  • Didyma. Turkey. Marble column drums and other fragments of the colossal and grand 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo. The temple is part of the Sanctuary of Apollo at Didyma which was one of the most evocative and sacred of classical sites. Its oracle was famous with pilgrims throughout ancient world and was second in importance only to Delphi.
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  • Didyma. Turkey. View of the massive south wall of the colossal and grand 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo. Located on the west coast of Turkey, the 3rd century BC Temple was erected on the site of an older temple destroyed by Darius I of Persia in 494 BC, the temple is nearly 120 metres long and 60 metres wide and is the 3rd largest Greek temple ever built after those of Ephesus and Samos. Only 3 columns remain today from the magnificent original 122 enormous Ionic columns that reached a height of 60 feet and with a diameter of 6 feet around the base.
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  • Didyma. Turkey. The north wall and two standing marble columns of the colossal 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo. Located on the west coast of Turkey, the 3rd century BC Temple was erected on the site of an older temple destroyed by Darius I of Persia in 494 BC, the temple is nearly 120 metres long and 60 metres wide and is the 3rd largest Greek temple ever built after those of Ephesus and Samos. Only 3 columns remain today from the magnificent original 122 enormous Ionic columns that reached a height of 60 feet and with a diameter of 6 feet around the base.
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  • Didyma. Turkey. View to the top of the two of the three remaining columns of the colossal 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo. Located on the west coast of Turkey, the 3rd century BC Temple was erected on the site of an older temple destroyed by Darius I of Persia in 494 BC, the temple is nearly 120 metres long and 60 metres wide and is the 3rd largest Greek temple ever built after those of Ephesus and Samos. Only 3 columns remain today from the magnificent original 122 enormous Ionic columns that reached a height of 60 feet and with a diameter of 6 feet around the base.
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  • Didyma. Turkey. The north wall and two standing marble columns of the colossal 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo. Located on the west coast of Turkey, the 3rd century BC Temple was erected on the site of an older temple destroyed by Darius I of Persia in 494 BC, the temple is nearly 120 metres long and 60 metres wide and is the 3rd largest Greek temple ever built after those of Ephesus and Samos. Only 3 columns remain today from the magnificent original 122 enormous Ionic columns that reached a height of 60 feet and with a diameter of 6 feet around the base.
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  • Didyma. Turkey. Carved marble Medusa head with its serpentine curls at the sanctuary of Apollo. This famous giant carved marble Medusa head with its sepentine curls was part of the front frieze on the architrave of the colossal and grand 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo at Didyma on the west coast of Turkey.
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  • Didyma. Turkey. Decorative columns stumps and standing columns of the colossal 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo. Located on the west coast of Turkey, the 3rd century BC Temple was erected on the site of an older temple destroyed by Darius I of Persia in 494 BC, the temple is nearly 120 metres long and 60 metres wide and is the 3rd largest Greek temple ever built after those of Ephesus and Samos. Only 3 columns remain today from the magnificent original 122 enormous Ionic columns that reached a height of 60 feet and with a diameter of 6 feet around the base.
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  • Statute of Homer, the famous ancient Greek poet and author of the Iliad and Odyssey, ancient sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Izmir province, Turkey.
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  • Honour monuments flanked the sacred road which is submerged as the sanctuary lies below the water table. Claros, Turkey.  The sacred road linked the Temple and sanctuary of Apollo Claros to the ancient mother Greek city of Notion located south on the seaside.
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  • Exedra of Roman magistrates (left) and Sextus Appuleius honour column monument (right), ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Turkey.
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  • Column monuments dedicated to Sextus Appuleius (left), Menippos of Colophon (right), background is the Temple of Apollo, Claros, Turkey.
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  • Part view of the partly buried five step crepidoma of the Temple of Apollo, ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Turkey.  The large (26 x 46 meters) temple dates from around the 3rd century BC and follows a peripteral plan (6 by 11 columns). It is unique in that it is the only Doric temple built in Ionia and that it has two adytons beneath the cella.
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  • View of one of the two arched subterranean sacred rooms- Adyton, of the Temple of Apollo, Greek sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Turkey.  This image shows the first room, the waiting room for the priest, scribes and petitioners.  The large (26 x 46 meters) temple dates from around the 3rd century BC and follows a peripteral plan (6 by 11 columns). It is unique in that it is the only Doric temple built in Ionia and that it has two adytons beneath the cella.
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  • Part view of the ruins of the Doric Temple of Apollo, ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Turkey. The large (26 x 46 meters) temple dates from around the 3rd century BC and follows a peripteral plan (6 by 11 columns). It is unique in that it is the only Doric temple built in Ionia and that it has two adytons beneath the cella.
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  • Ruins of the 3rd century BC Temple of Artemis at the ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Izmir province, Turkey.
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  • Ancient Greek Inscribed monument base beside at the ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Izmir province, Turkey.
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  • Inscribed pillars beside the Hellenistic altar of Apollo at the ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Izmir province, Turkey. Located 30 metres away from the Temple of Apollo, the Altar is rectangular in shape and measures 9x18 metres.
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  • A Proedria, a seat that is usually on the front row on a Greek theatre reserved for special guests, ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Turkey.
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  • Ancient Greek inscriptions on a Exedra, a semicircular recess where visitors sat and conversed, ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Turkey.
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  • Ancient Greek inscriptions cover a stone pillar monumen at the Propylon – Entrance of the ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Turkey.
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  • Ancient Greek inscriptions cover the sides and rear of the Exedra at the ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Izmir province, Turkey.  The Exedra is a semicircular recess where visitors sat and conversed.  This is located beside the Propylon – Entrance.
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  • Delphi. Greece. View of the circular elegant Tholos with its three restored columns at the Sanctuary of Athena at Delphi. Dating from 390-380 BC, the round temple originally had twenty slim and graceful pentelic marble columns in Doric order on the outside. The dedication and purpose of this exquisite monument are sadly unknown. The site of the Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia, also known as Marmaria (the marbles) is very ancient, having been occupied during the Neolithic Period and later by the Mycenaeans. It is situated just below the Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi.
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  • Delphi. Greece. View of the circular elegant Tholos with its three restored columns at the Sanctuary of Athena at Delphi. Dating from 390-380 BC, the round temple originally had twenty slim and graceful pentelic marble columns in Doric order on the outside. The dedication and purpose of this exquisite monument are sadly unknown. The site of the Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia, also known as Marmaria (the marbles) is very ancient, having been occupied during the Neolithic Period and later by the Mycenaeans. It is situated just below the Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi.
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  • Delphi. Greece. View of the circular elegant Tholos with its three restored columns at the Sanctuary of Athena at Delphi. Dating from 390-380 BC, the round temple originally had twenty slim and graceful pentelic marble columns in Doric order on the outside. The dedication and purpose of this exquisite monument are sadly unknown. The site of the Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia, also known as Marmaria (the marbles) is very ancient, having been occupied during the Neolithic Period and later by the Mycenaeans. It is situated just below the Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi.
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  • Delphi. Greece. View of the ruins of the ancient gymnasium and to the right is the circular elegant Tholos with its three restored columns at the Sanctuary of Athena. The gymnasium built in the 4tn century BC and then remodelled by the Romans, extended over two levels and included open and covered running tracks,a palaestra, baths and a sphairisterion. It is situated just below the Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi.
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  • Delphi. Greece. View from above the theatre of the sanctuary ruins towards the stunning landscape of the Pleistos valley with its sea of olive trees. The theatre was originally built in the 4th century BC and is one of the better preserved from the ancient world. It was remodelled in the 2nd century BC and its 35 tiers of stone seats could accommodate 5000 spectators. Just below the theatre are the ruins of the 4th century Temple of Apollo.
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  • Delphi. Greece. View of ruins of various monuments and offerings just below the South East corner of the Temple of Apollo.
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  • Delphi. Greece. View from the Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi of the stunning landscape including the sea of thousands of olive trees that extend to the shore of the bay of Itea.
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  • Delphi. Greece. View over the Temple of Apollo towards the stunning landscape of the Pleistos valley with its sea of olive trees. The Temple of Apollo is the most important building of Delphi and had been rebuilt a number of times in ancient times. The existing ruins belong to the 4th century BC Temple of Apollo which was the last rebuild of the Temple. The temple has six re-erected columns and originally had 6 Doric columns at each end and 15 Doric columns at each side. The walls of the pronaos had inscriptions of famous quotations from the seven sages of Ancient Greece, such as “know Thyself and ‘Nothing in Excess”. The interior included the inner sanctum or Adyton, which was a sunken area of the temple where the oracles were given by the Priestess.
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  • Delphi. Greece. View from above the theatre of the sanctuary ruins towards the stunning landscape of the Pleistos valley with its sea of olive trees. The theatre was originally built in the 4th century BC and is one of the better preserved from the ancient world. It was remodelled in the 2nd century BC and its 35 tiers of stone seats could accommodate 5000 spectators. Just below the theatre are the ruins of the 4th century Temple of Apollo.
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  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece.  Panoramic view of the Agora with the Temple of Hephaestus prominent. The Agora from 600 BC onwards was the commercial and social centre of Ancient Athens. It was here that laws were written and displayed, commercial goods bought and sold, intellectual discussions were had, and the democratic spirited was born and nurtured.
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  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece.  Panoramic view of the Agora with the Temple of Hephaestus prominent. The Agora from 600 BC onwards was the commercial and social centre of Ancient Athens. It was here that laws were written and displayed, commercial goods bought and sold, intellectual discussions were had, and the democratic spirited was born and nurtured.
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  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece.  Panoramic view of the Agora with the Temple of Hephaestus prominent. The Agora from 600 BC onwards was the commercial and social centre of Ancient Athens. It was here that laws were written and displayed, commercial goods bought and sold, intellectual discussions were had, and the democratic spirited was born and nurtured.
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  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece.  Panoramic view of the Agora with the Temple of Hephaestus prominent on the far left and the restored Stoa of Attalos on the far right. The Agora from 600 BC onwards was the commercial and social centre of Ancient Athens. It was here that laws were written and displayed, commercial goods bought and sold, intellectual discussions were had, and the democratic spirited was born and nurtured.
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  • Didyma. Turkey. Richly decorative marble capital of the colossal and grand 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo. Located on the west coast of Turkey, the 3rd century BC Temple was erected on the site of an older temple destroyed by Darius I of Persia in 494 BC, the temple is nearly 120 metres long and 60 metres wide and is the 3rd largest Greek temple ever built after those of Ephesus and Samos. Only 3 columns remain today from the magnificent original 122 enormous Ionic columns that reached a height of 60 feet and with a diameter of 6 feet around the base.
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  • Didyma. Turkey. Richly decorative marble capital of the colossal and grand 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo. Located on the west coast of Turkey, the 3rd century BC Temple was erected on the site of an older temple destroyed by Darius I of Persia in 494 BC, the temple is nearly 120 metres long and 60 metres wide and is the 3rd largest Greek temple ever built after those of Ephesus and Samos. Only 3 columns remain today from the magnificent original 122 enormous Ionic columns that reached a height of 60 feet and with a diameter of 6 feet around the base.
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  • Didyma. Turkey. Richly decorative marble capital of the colossal and grand 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo. Located on the west coast of Turkey, the 3rd century BC Temple was erected on the site of an older temple destroyed by Darius I of Persia in 494 BC, the temple is nearly 120 metres long and 60 metres wide and is the 3rd largest Greek temple ever built after those of Ephesus and Samos. Only 3 columns remain today from the magnificent original 122 enormous Ionic columns that reached a height of 60 feet and with a diameter of 6 feet around the base.
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  • Didyma. Turkey. Enormous toppled marble column pieces of the colossal and grand 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo. Located on the west coast of Turkey, the 3rd century BC Temple was erected on the site of an older temple destroyed by Darius I of Persia in 494 BC, the temple is nearly 120 metres long and 60 metres wide and is the 3rd largest Greek temple ever built after those of Ephesus and Samos. Only 3 columns remain today from the magnificent original 122 enormous Ionic columns that reached a height of 60 feet and with a diameter of 6 feet around the base.
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  • Didyma. Turkey. Enormous toppled marble column pieces of the colossal and grand 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo. Located on the west coast of Turkey, the 3rd century BC Temple was erected on the site of an older temple destroyed by Darius I of Persia in 494 BC, the temple is nearly 120 metres long and 60 metres wide and is the 3rd largest Greek temple ever built after those of Ephesus and Samos. Only 3 columns remain today from the magnificent original 122 enormous Ionic columns that reached a height of 60 feet and with a diameter of 6 feet around the base.
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  • Didyma. Turkey. A marble lion that once adorned the colossal and grand 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo.
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  • Didyma. Turkey. A marble lion that once adorned the colossal and grand 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo.
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  • Didyma. Turkey. A marble column drum and the forecourt of the colossal 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo. Located on the west coast of Turkey, the Temple was erected on the site of an older temple destroyed by Darius I of Persia in 494 BC, the temple is nearly 120 metres long and 60 metres wide and is the 3rd largest Greek temple ever built after those of Ephesus and Samos. Only 3 columns remain today from the magnificent original 122 enormous Ionic columns that reached a height of 60 feet and with a diameter of 6 feet around the base.  The stumps of the columns are also impressively large and display beautiful decorative carvings at their base.
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  • Didyma. Turkey. The forecourt and remaining standing columns of the colossal 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo. Located on the west coast of Turkey, the Temple was erected on the site of an older temple destroyed by Darius I of Persia in 494 BC, the temple is nearly 120 metres long and 60 metres wide and is the 3rd largest Greek temple ever built after those of Ephesus and Samos. Only 3 columns remain today from the magnificent original 122 enormous Ionic columns that reached a height of 60 feet and with a diameter of 6 feet around the base.  The stumps of the columns are also impressively large and display beautiful decorative carvings at their base.
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  • Didyma. Turkey. The forecourt and remaining standing columns of the colossal 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo. Located on the west coast of Turkey, the Temple was erected on the site of an older temple destroyed by Darius I of Persia in 494 BC, the temple is nearly 120 metres long and 60 metres wide and is the 3rd largest Greek temple ever built after those of Ephesus and Samos. Only 3 columns remain today from the magnificent original 122 enormous Ionic columns that reached a height of 60 feet and with a diameter of 6 feet around the base.  The stumps of the columns are also impressively large and display beautiful decorative carvings at their base.
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