UNESCO World Heritage Site of Delphi

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The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Delphi is an ancient Greek archaeological complex on the slopes of Mount Parnassus, renowned as the legendary seat of the oracle of Apollo and a major religious and cultural center of the classical world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek sanctuary
archaeological site
associatedWithEvent Pythian Games
associatedWithMyth Omphalos of the world
Zeus releasing two eagles from the ends of the world
associatedWithPeople Croesus of Lydia
linked to: Croesus

Plutarch
Pythagoras
Themistocles
country Greece
declineBeganInCentury 4th century CE
hasCulturalSignificance center for consultation of city-states and individuals
major religious center of the ancient Greek world
hasElevation approximately 570–650 metres above sea level
hasMainDeity Apollo
hasMuseum Archaeological Museum of Delphi
hasOracle Oracle of Apollo
hasPriestessTitle Pythia
hasStructure Castalian Spring
Gymnasium of Delphi
Polygonal Wall
Sacred Way
Stadium of Delphi
Stoa of the Athenians
Temple of Apollo
Theatre of Delphi
Tholos of Delphi
Treasury of the Athenians
heritageId UNESCO World Heritage Site no. 393
inscribedBy UNESCO
knownFor Delphic maxims
Panhellenic sanctuary
ancient Greek religious center
oracle
sanctuary of Apollo
locatedIn Central Greece
linked to: central Greece

Mount Parnassus
Phocis
nearestTown Delphi
partOf ancient Greek world
periodOfFlourishing Archaic period
Classical period
tourismAttraction major archaeological tourism site in Greece
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria Cultural (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi)
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Europe and North America
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1987

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Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site of Delphi
Temple of Apollo at Delphi partOfUNESCOSite Archaeological Site of Delphi
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site of Delphi
Delphi stadium heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Delphi)
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site of Delphi
Altar of the Chians isPartOfArchaeologicalSite Archaeological site of Delphi
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site of Delphi
municipality of Delphi contains archaeological site of Delphi
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site of Delphi
municipality of Delphi hasHeritageSite UNESCO World Heritage Site of Delphi
Fokida hasHeritageSite UNESCO World Heritage Site of Delphi