Ancient Corinth - Temple of Apollo

From the Sacred Spring in Ancient Corinth, we climb the low hill on which stands the conspicuous Temple of Apollo. Of the original temple there survive seven columns with part of the entablature, the rock-cut footings and part of the foundations. There were originally six by 15 massive monolithic columns. The naos was divided into two chambers, each of which had two rows of columns. The remains are sufficient to reveal the austere monumentality of the temple, a magnificent example of early Doric architecture, which was built about 540 B.C. on the site of an earlier seventh century temple. Other notable remains are the Fountain of Glauke (west of the temple of Apollo), the Odeion and Theater (northwest of the Museum, outside the enclosed area) and the Asklepieion (600m/660yd north of the Museum).