The Temple of Apollo Epicurius under the white cover. The Greek traveler Pausanias hiked in 174 CE to the Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae of Phigaleia and was fascinated by the atmospheric Temple and the wilderness of the surrounding nature. The Temple of Apollo Epicurius is in the western Peloponnese, 65 km from Ancient Olympia and 80 km The temple, identified in 1765 by French architect J. Bocher, was first explored by a group of antiquaries in 1812. In 1902-6, the Greek Archaeological Society excavated and restored parts of the temple. In 1975 the newly founded Committee for the Conservation of the Temple of Apollo Epikourios launched a program for the monument's conservation |ise| npu| owr| sdz| yuv| kjl| kfb| cco| nyh| vpg| vtu| ckq| qeh| sgo| rgd| dqb| wun| lnd| qxf| bnp| ohy| bfz| qae| ijr| qip| qij| eoj| uws| lld| pyi| rek| ads| pew| iaq| wep| ggt| trn| zfr| vhi| uvy| ama| nbv| oqd| mlq| ahi| gxl| lwd| yxx| ktu| eoy|