🏛️ Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae

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Bassae is an archaeological site in Oichalia, a municipality in the northeastern part of Messenia, Greece. In classical antiquity, it was part of Arcadia. Bassae lies at an elevation of 1,131 m above sea level on the slopes of Cotylion Mountain. near the village of Skliros, northeast of Figaleia, south of Andritsaina and west of Megalopolis. It is famous for the well-preserved mid- to late-5th century BC Temple of Apollo Epicurius.

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Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae is a cultural World Heritage site in Greece, in Europe. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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