Context: | Delos |
Type: | Hall |
Summary: | Rectangular building; forming the northwest corner of the Sanctuary of Apollo. |
Date: | ca. 480 BC |
Dimensions: | 14.75 m x 37.65 m. |
Region: | Cyclades |
Period: | Classical |
Plan:
Divided into 3 parts. The center section with door on the west was an open court, surrounded by a Doric peristyle, 4 columns to a side. There were 2 small cellas off of the peristyle court, one on the north side and one on the south side. In each cella were 4 interior Ionic columns, arranged in a square.
History:
Hall used as a temple. Also known as the Sanctuary to Demeter and Persephone (Kore).
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