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Greece. Delphi. Temple Of Apollo. The Temple Of Apollo Was First Built Around The 7Th C. B.c. By The Two Legendary Architects Trophonios And Agamedes. It Was Rebuilt After A Fire In The 6Th C. B.c.. And Was Named The Temple Of Alcmeonidae In Tribute To The Noble Athenian Family That Oversaw Its Construction With Funds Form All Over Greece And Foreign Emperors. This Temple Was Also Of The Doric Order And Had 6 Columns At The Front, And 15 Columns At The Flanks. This Temple Was Destroyed In 373 B.c. By An Earthquake And Was Rebuilt For The Third Time In 330 B.c. Spintharos, Xenodoros, And Agathon, Architects From Corinth. The Sculptures That Adorned Its Pediment Were The Creation Of Athenian Sculptors Praxias And Androsthenes. It Was Built To Similar Proportions And Size As The Alcmeonidae Version Of The Temple, With A Peristasis Of 6 And 15 Columns Along The Short And Long Edges Respectively.

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Greece. Delphi. Temple of Apollo. The temple of Apollo was first built around the 7th c. B.C. by the two legendary architects Trophonios and Agamedes. It was rebuilt after a fire in the 6th c. B.C.. and was named the Temple of Alcmeonidae in tribute to the noble Athenian family that oversaw its construction with funds form all over Greece and foreign emperors. This temple was also of the Doric order and had 6 columns at the front, and 15 columns at the flanks. This temple was destroyed in 373 B.C. by an earthquake and was rebuilt for the third time in 330 B.C. Spintharos, Xenodoros, and Agathon, architects from Corinth. The sculptures that adorned its pediment were the creation of Athenian sculptors Praxias and Androsthenes. It was built to similar proportions and size as the Alcmeonidae version of the temple, with a peristasis of 6 and 15 columns along the short and long edges respectively.

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