Tholos of Athena Pronaia

The Tholos of Delphi is among the ancient structures of the Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia in . The circular temple, a tholos, shares the immediate site with other ancient foundations of the Temple of Athena Pronaia, all located less than a mile east of the main ruins at Delphi, in the modern Greek regional unit of Phocis.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: ancient round building in lower terrace at Delphi
  • Also known as: “Tholos of Delphi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Delphi and Ionian Treasury of the Massaliots.

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The archaeological site of is a UNESCO World Heritage site near the modern village of the same name in , on the southwestern slope of Mount Parnassus, which is part of a mountain range north of the gulf of Corinth.

Ruins
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The treasury of the Massaliots was situated in the Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia. It looked like a small temple in antis with two columns on the façade; it was constructed of Parian marble and among its remarkable features were its "Aeolian" capitals.

Ruins
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is a ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chrisso and Arachova.

Village
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is a village in Phocis, . The modern village sits north of the ancient town of Crissa, a powerful city-state of ancient Greece which gave its name to the Crissaean plain and the Crissaean Gulf and lies in the southwestern foothills of . is situated 3½ km west of Tholos of Athena Pronaia.

Village
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is a mountain town and a former municipality in the western part of . Since the 2011 local government reform it is a municipal unit, part of the municipality . is situated 7 km east of Tholos of Athena Pronaia.

Village
is a town and a former municipality in the southern part of Phocis, . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit. is situated 7 km south of Tholos of Athena Pronaia.

Tholos of Athena Pronaia

Latitude
38.48015° or 38° 28′ 49″ north
Longitude
22.50787° or 22° 30′ 28″ east
Open location code
8GC4FGJ5+34
Open­Street­Map ID
way 145690071
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q12013451
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Tholos of Athena Pronaia” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Tolos de Delfos”
  • Dutch: “Tholos van Athena Pronaia”
  • Finnish: “Tholos (Delfoi)”
  • Finnish: “Tholos”
  • French: “Tholos d’Athéna Pronaia”
  • French: “Tholos de Delphes”
  • Greek: “Θόλος Αθηνάς Προναίας”
  • Greek: “Θόλος της Αθηνάς Προναίας”
  • Greek: “Θόλος των Δελφών”
  • Italian: “Tholos di Atena Pronea”
  • Italian: “tholos di Delfi”
  • Italian: “Tholos di Delfi”
  • Italian: “Tholos”
  • Serbian: “Толос у Делфима”
  • Spanish: “Tholos de Delfos”
  • Spanish: “Tholos”

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Highlights include Doric Treasury and Altare arcaico.

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