The Tholos of Delphi, The Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia (Delphi, Greece)The Tholos of Delphi is a circ
The Tholos of Delphi, The Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia (Delphi, Greece)The Tholos of Delphi is a circular building of diameter 13,50 m. which is dated in the beginning of 4th cent. B.C. On a three level base was standing a circular cella which was externally surrounded by 20 Doric Order columns . The interior colonnade had 10 Corinthian Order ones.Most of the building is made of white Pentelic marble, but the ledge of the interior columns and the floor of the cella (chamber) were made of top grade grey limestone from Eleusis; their different shades created a nice contrast between the different elements of the building. -- source link
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