Photograph·pht_09063·20th c.

Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates

Ruined stone columns, walls and scattered blocks of the Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates on a grassy hill
Photograph: Edmond Torikian, 1900–99. pht_09063. "Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized.

Description

Broken limestone columns and low walls stand among scattered blocks and grass on a hilltop. Behind them a longer wall with a stepped feature and a row of columns rises under a pale sky. Trees and a few tall ruined pillars appear at the right and left edges.

English

The ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates at Kourion are seen across a grassy hillside. Standing columns, low walls and scattered limestone blocks fill the middle ground, with a stepped section and dressed stone at the centre.

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