Archaeological Site of Delphi
Greece
Date of Inscription: 1987
Criteria: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi) Property : 51.0400 ha Buffer zone: 14313.6700 ha Prefecture of Phokis, Region of Central Greece N38 28 53.364 E22 29 46.212 Ref: 393 |
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Brief Description
The pan-Hellenic sanctuary of Delphi, where the oracle of Apollo spoke, was the site of the omphalos, the 'navel of the world'. Blending harmoniously with the superb landscape and charged with sacred meaning, Delphi in the 6th century B.C. was indeed the religious centre and symbol of unity of the ancient Greek world.
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