Delphi

Hi,

I guess it was our sub-consensus that made Atzva and I to take this detour to Delphi (where the Oracle of Delphi sits) through Tebi. Probably literature lessons in high school where you have to read Antigone – a Greek tragedy.

Along the way you realize where many of the programming names comes from: Delphi (the city), Oracle (of Apollo), Python (the ancient snake)….

In the end the site wasn’t as exciting as I thought it will be. Maybe it was – Not reading or knowing enough of the Greek culture and history. But maybe the place was missing some guided imagination, the temple of Apollo must have been amazing but more pics of how it was from within or a real size statue with the eternal fire below could have done the work 😀 (we didn’t get in the museum, might be it would have done the work).

The site location is amazing – lying on the slopes of mount Parnassus looking down on the valley of Pleistos. So get ready to step up some stairs up and down the site

The town of Delphi itself isn’t exciting. Arachova, a ski town above Delphi, seems like a better place to spend the night and walk around.

the view of the site a little bit above the entranceGeneral view of the site a little bit above the entrance

Illustration of the siteIllustration of site

The Sanctiary of Apollo explanation siteExplanation sign on the site – Sanctuary of Apollo

A general map of the siteA general map of the site

A grave. The cemetery is along the entrance way to the site

the agora

The AgoraThe Agora

The agora explantion signThe Agora explanation sign

Looking up the sacred wayLooking up the scared way

Looking down the sacred wayLooking down the sacred way

The scared way explanation signThe sacred way explanation sign

treasury of the Boeotians

The treasury of the Boeotians

The Navel explnation sign

The Navel explnation sign

The treasury of the Athens and explanation on those of Sikyonians and the Siphnians

The HalosThe Halos

The Halos wall with the engravingThe Halos wall with the engravings

The engravings on the wallThe engravings on the Halos wall stones

The Halos explnation signThe Halos explanation sign

 

The alter of Chiots, The pedestal of the statue of Ameilius Paulus and the tripod of PlataeansThe alter of Chiots, The pedestal of the statue of Ameilius Paulus and the tripod of Plataeans explanation sign

The pedestal of statue of Ameilius Paulus The pedestal of the statue of Ameilius Paulus

The alter of Chiots, the pedstal of the statue Ameilius Paulus and the tripod of the Plataeans explanation signThe alter of Chiots, The pedestal of the statue of Ameilius Paulus and the tripod of Plataeans explanation sign

The temple of Apollo from above

The temple of Apollo from The temple of Apollo explanation sign

Delphi theater from topDelphi theater from top

Delphi theater from below

The theater explanation sign

Panorama view of the stadiumPanorama view of the stadium

The stadium explanation sign

I liked to look on the studs connection between the stones. That is something we also use now, thousands of years after, to connect structural elements.

Base stones with studs insertsBase stones with the studs

Base head with the shear studs