In Classical architecture, the adyton (Ancient Greek: ἄδῠτον [ádyton], 'innermost sanctuary, shrine', lit. 'not to be entered') or adytum (Latin) was a restricted area within the cella of a …

Jan 15, 2014 · Located about 11 miles south of the ancient port city of Miletus on the western coast of modern-day Turkey, the Temple of Apollo at Didyma or Didymaion was the fourth …

Jan 16, 2014 · This is a view down into the inner chamber or adyton of the Temple of Apollo at Didyma in present-day western Turkey. The temple was unique in that the adyton was sunk …

Didyma (/ ˈdɪdɪmə /; Ancient Greek: Δίδυμα) was an ancient Greek sanctuary on the coast of Ionia in the domain of the famous city of Miletus. Apollo was the main deity of the sanctuary of …

Dec 12, 2014 · Adyton - The adyton (Greek: Άδυτον) or adytum (Latin) was a restricted area within the cella of a Greek or Roman temple. The adyton was frequently a small area at the …

The Adyton, the innermost sanctuary of the Temple of Apollo, was a place of mystery and reverence in the ancient world. It was believed to be the site where the oracle communicated …

Feb 22, 2016 · The construction of the mighty temple — the Archaic Didymaion (the Temple of Apollo at Didyma) — was completed around 550 BCE. This temple was to bring glory to the …

An opisthodomos (ὀπισθόδομος, 'back room') can refer to either the rear room of an ancient Greek temple or to the inner shrine, also called the adyton ('not to be entered'). The confusion …

Jan 26, 2018 · Didyma (the temple was given this name to distinguish it from the more famous Temple of Apollo at Delphi) was the largest and most significant sanctuary on the territory of …

Towards the rear (west) wall of the cella or adyton stood a small shrine or naiskos in the form of a tetrastyle prostyle temple of Ionic order, the location of the sacred spring of the oracle and …