Apollon Temple
The Temple of Apollo is a Roman temple built around 150 A.D. during the Pax Romana era in the ancient Pamphylian town of Side, in southern Turkey on the Mediterranean Sea coast and dedicated to Apollo, the Greek and Roman god of music, harmony and light, inter alia.Photo: JoJan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Temple
- Description: Roman temple in Turkey
- Also known as: “Apollon ve Athena Tapınağı”, “Temple of Apollo”, and “Temple of Apollo (Side)”
- Address: Side, 07330
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Basilica of Side and Roman theatre.
South Basilica of Side
Archaeological site
Photo: Elelicht, CC BY-SA 4.0.
South Basilica of Side is an archaeological site.
Roman theatre
Theater building
Photo: Duesentrieb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Roman theatre is a theater building, which is situated 550 metres northeast of Apollon Temple.
Side Museum
Museum
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Side Museum is situated 660 metres northeast of Apollon Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Side and Manavgat.
Side
Photo: Imehling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Side is a resort town in Pamphylia on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, with a population of 11,000 in 2014. The town itself is compact, but in tourist literature "Side" includes a swathe of beach hotels stretching for 20 km on either side.
Manavgat
Photo: Danielåhskarlsson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Manavgat is a city in Pamphylia near the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, midway between Antalya and Alanya. It's the main city of a district with a population of 252,941 in 2022: this total includes over a hundred outlying towns and villages, such as the beach resort of Side.
Gültepe
Village
Gültepe is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Manavgat, Antalya Province of Turkey. Its population is 2,226. Gültepe is situated 5 km north of Apollon Temple.
Apollon Temple
- Categories: archaeological site, Roman temple, building, historic site, and religion
- Location: Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.7642° or 36° 45′ 51″ northLongitude
31.3867° or 31° 23′ 12″ eastOpen location code
8G8HQ97P+MMOpenStreetMap ID
way 129747059OpenStreetMap feature
building=templeOpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q4500686
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Turkish—“Apollon Temple” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Apollonin temppeli (Side)”
- Finnish: “Apollonin temppeli”
- French: “temple d’Apollon”
- French: “Temple d’Apollon”
- German: “Apollo Tempel”
- Polish: “Świątynia Apolina”
- Portuguese: “Templo de Apolo (Sida)”
- Portuguese: “Templo de Apolo”
- Russian: “Храм Аполлона в Сиде”
- Russian: “Храм Аполлона”
- Spanish: “Templo de Apolo”
- Turkish: “Apollon Tapınağı”
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