Photograph·pht_TEB_0105·1950–70

Sanctuary of Apollo, Kourion

Tall stone columns stand above low walls, with trees and the sea beyond at Kourion
Photograph: 1950–70. pht_TEB_0105. "Sanctuary of Apollo, Kourion". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized.

Description

Five columns rise from low walls of cut stone, the four tallest in a row across the centre and the fifth shorter at the right edge. At the left, three people stand near a wall and a lower stretch of masonry. Behind the ruins, trees and a band of blue sea with pale coastline fill the horizon under a clear sky.

English

Four tall columns with capitals and a fifth, shorter column stand above low walls at the Sanctuary of Apollo at Kourion. Three visitors stand at the left edge, with the sea visible beyond the trees.

Title in CVAR's catalogue

Sanctuary of Apollo

Inscription, as transcribed by CVAR

Inscribed: Curion Apollo

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