Archaeological Site of Delphi

World Heritage

Greece

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Delphi is the holy place of all Greece, where Apollo issued his oracles and where the "navel of the world" is located. Delphi is integrated with the beautiful scenery and full of sacred meaning. In the 6th century BC, Delphi was indeed the religious center and symbol of unity of the ancient Greek world.

# Archaeological sites

The theatre at Delphi (as viewed near the top seats)

Site plan of the upper Sacred Precinct, Delphi. The outer wall that surrounds it is 190 metres (620 ...

Archaeological Museum of Delphi, designed by Alexandros Tombazis

Delphi among the main Greek sanctuaries

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The polygonal wall, 1902

The reconstructed Treasury of the Athenians, built to commemorate their victory at the Battle of Mar...

View of the Athenian Treasury the Stoa of the Athenians on the right

The Athena temple complex, including the Delphic Tholos, photographed from Route 48 just above it. T...

Athena Pronaia Sanctuary at Delphi

The Tholos at the base of Mount Parnassus, 3 of 20 Doric columns

The gymnasium

View of the Athenian Treasury; the Stoa of the Athenians on the right

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Information extracted from Wikidata

Atlas Obscura identifier	the-oracle-of-delphi-greece
category for maps	Category:Maps of Delphi
uses	4011390-5
image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Delfi%20Apollons%20tempel.jpg
located in the administrative territorial entity	Bregenz
executive body	Ancient Delphi
location of creation	Delphi
male population	1230958
IPA transcription	1946280
ELSTAT geographical code	the-oracle-of-delphi-greece
number of rooms	lccn-n85048705
office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/026tq
postal code	330 54
Commons category	Ancient Delphi
licence plate code	AM
valid in period	standard time
local dialing code	22650
coordinate location	Point(22.5 38.483333333)
named as	Delfy (Řecko)
official website	http://www.delfi.gr
Commons gallery	Delphi
page banner	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Delphe%20banner%20Temple%20Appollon.jpg
described by source	Paulys Realenzyklopädie der klassischen Altertumswissenschaft
start time	1987-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name	Δελφοί
native label	Δελφοί
elevation above sea level	570
area	315
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (i)
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (vi)
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (ii)
World Heritage criteria	Larousse Encyclopedia online

pronunciation audio	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LL-Q188%20%28deu%29-Sebastian%20Wallroth-Delphi.wav
language of work or name	German
population	2373
point in time	2001-01-01T00:00:00Z
visitors per year	290705
point in time	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
visitors per year	345804
point in time	2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
visitors per year	405947
point in time	2018-01-01T00:00:00Z
described by source	The Nuttall Encyclopædia
stated as	Delphi