Columns and rear wall from SE, Delphi, Stoa of the Athenians
Detail of Ionic capital from Stoa of the Athenians, Delphi
Plan, Delphi, Stoa of the Athenians
View along structure from E, Delphi, Stoa of the Athenians
View of the Stoa of the Athenians from S, Delphi
Detail of dedicatory inscription on steps, Delphi, Stoa of the Athenians
| Context: | Delphi |
| Type: | Stoa |
| Summary: | Stoa; in the Sanctuary of Apollo, south of the Apollo Temple platform, with the southern, polygonal wall of the platform forming the north wall of the stoa. |
| Date: | ca. 478 BC - 470 BC |
| Dimensions: | ca. 31.6 m long (along the rear wall) and 3.71 m deep; lower Ionic column diameter: 0.39 m, intercolumniation: 3.58 m. |
| Region: | Phocis |
| Period: | Early Classical |
Plan:
One-aisled stoa with Ionic colonnade opening southeast. Several steps displaying dedications led up to the stoa.
History:
Dedicated by the Athenians after the Persian War, the top step has an Archaic inscription dedicating trophies taken from the Persians.
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