Bassae
Sign in to saveBassae (, – Bassai, meaning "little vale in the rocks") 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 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.
Key facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.WHS
- Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
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- Temple of Apollo Bassae 1982.jpg
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- View of the temple in 1982
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.location
- Oichalia, Greece
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- (i)(ii)(iii)
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID
- 392
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.year
- 1986
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.locmapin
- Greece
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7 sectionsContents
- History of the Temple of Apollo Epicurius
- Construction and decoration
- Re-discovery and removals by the British
- Preservation
- See also
- References
- External links
Bassae (, – Bassai, meaning "little vale in the rocks") 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 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.
Although this temple is geographically remote from major polities of ancient Greece, it is one of the most studied ancient Greek temples because of its multitude of unusual features. Bassae was the first Greek site to be inscribed on the World Heritage List, in 1986.