Photograph·pht_TEB_0107·1950–70
Sanctuary of Apollo, Kourion
Description
A rectangular opening in a massive stone wall frames three columns standing in a row, the tallest with a capital at top. Beyond them a low paved platform and a stretch of blue sea appear under a clear sky. In the foreground, a shadow falls across dry ground and a low wall of rough blocks.
English
Three standing columns of the Sanctuary of Apollo at Kourion are framed by a doorway in a stone wall, with the sea visible on the horizon behind. Low walls and a paved area lie in the foreground.
Title in CVAR's catalogue
Sanctuary of Apollo
Inscription, as transcribed by CVAR
Inscribed: Curion
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