Photograph·pht_09061·20th c.

Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates

Ruined stone walls and standing columns of the Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates at Kourion under a pale sky
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, 1900–99. pht_09061. "Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized.

Description

In the foreground, a large cylindrical column drum sits beside low courses of cut stone blocks. Behind them, rows of slender columns stand among walls and fallen masonry, with a few trees and a distant ridge beyond the ruins. A small figure of a person is visible near the centre right among the stones.

English

Ruined stone walls and rows of standing column bases spread across the Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates at Kourion. A large column drum lies in the right foreground beside low stone courses.

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