Delphi archaeological site

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The Delphi archaeological site is an ancient Greek sanctuary on the slopes of Mount Parnassus, famed as the seat of the Oracle of Apollo and one of the most important religious and cultural centers of the classical world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
ancient Greek sanctuary
archaeological site
associatedWith Oracle of Apollo
surface form: Delphic Oracle

Pythia
Pythian Games
country Greece
culturalPeriod Archaic Greece
Classical Greece
Hellenistic period
Roman period
dedicatedTo Apollo
hasPart Altar of the Chians
Athenian Treasury
Castalian Spring
Delphi stadium
Delphi theatre
Gymnasium of Delphi
omphalos of Delphi
surface form: Omphalos of Delphi

Polygonal Wall
Roman Agora of Delphi
Sacred Way
Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia
Sibyl Rock
Stoa of the Athenians
Temple of Apollo at Delphi
Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia
surface form: Temple of Athena Pronaia

Tholos of Delphi
knownFor inscriptions
monumental ruins
panoramic views over the Pleistos Valley
votive offerings
locatedIn central Greece
surface form: Central Greece

Mount Parnassus
Phocis
managedBy Hellenic Ministry of Culture
nearestSettlement modern town of Delphi
partOf Delphi archaeological site self-linksurface differs
surface form: Delphi archaeological zone
religion ancient Greek religion
significance important cultural center of the ancient Greek world
important religious center of the ancient Greek world
major panhellenic sanctuary
seat of the Oracle of Apollo
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria criterion (i)
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UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1987

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Mount Parnassus UNESCORegion Delphi archaeological site
this entity surface form: Delphi UNESCO World Heritage Site
Theatre of Delphi heritageSiteOf Delphi archaeological site
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site of Delphi
Oracle of Apollo heritageStatus Delphi archaeological site
subject surface form: Oracle of Apollo at Delphi
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (Delphi archaeological site)
slope of Mount Parnassus heritageStatus Delphi archaeological site
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site setting of Delphi
slope of Mount Parnassus near Delphi archaeological site
this entity surface form: modern town of Delphi
Mount Parnassus overlooks Delphi archaeological site
this entity surface form: Delphi sanctuary
Athenian Treasury partOf Delphi archaeological site
Castalian Spring partOf Delphi archaeological site
Delphi archaeological site partOf Delphi archaeological site self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Delphi archaeological zone
Gymnasium of Delphi partOf Delphi archaeological site
Roman Agora of Delphi partOf Delphi archaeological site
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Site of Delphi"
Stadium of Delphi partOf Delphi archaeological site
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site of Delphi
Theatre of Delphi partOf Delphi archaeological site
this entity surface form: Delphi archaeological park
slope of Mount Parnassus partOf Delphi archaeological site
this entity surface form: Delphi archaeological site setting