Delphi: Sacred Way (Delphi, Greece) : The Sacred Way, general view of the base for the Offering of the Acadians (lower platform) and the Hellenistic Monument (upper platform)
- Creator:
- unknown (Greek (ancient)
- Published/Created:
- Delphi, Central Greece and Euboea, Greece
ca. 600 BCE - Date Depicted:
- 10/17/1997
8000 BC - 499 AD - Materials:
- marble
stone - Notes:
- The Sacred Way was once lined with tens of treasuries, literally "place where gold things are put," which housed the valuable and beautiful votive offerings provided by individual city-states and colonies. As a political oracle, Delphi served states, not individuals, and was rewarded by same. The Sacred Way of Delphi, with the Phaedriades, or "Shining Rocks," as a backdrop winds its way up the mountain in a series of serpentine turns, offering showcases at every turn for the votive offerings left behind by grateful city-states and island colonies. Delphi achieved the height of its fame during the 6th century BCE, as Greece passed from the Archaic to the Classical Age.
- Variant Titles:
- Sacred Way of Delphi
- Topics:
- Architecture -- Greece -- 6th century BCE -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- Greece -- 7th century BCE -- (YVRC) - Period/Style:
- Classical
- Culture:
- Greek (ancient)
- Accession Number:
- 1A3-G-D-2-C2
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
- Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- architectural exteriors; deities; mythology (Classical); Pilgrims and pilgrimages construction building divisions; rooms and spaces; storage spaces; treasuries; open spaces; roads; streets sacred way; stoa
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Base Collection
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
10/17/1997 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4152
- OID:
- 10098416
- PID:
- digcoll:1797531