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Temple of Apollo, Side

Name: Temple of Apollo, Side
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1. Side Beach Promenade – Ancient City of Side loop from Yalı

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2. Side Beach Promenade – Temple of Apollo (Side) loop from Ilıca

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3. Ancient City of Side – Temple of Apollo (Side) loop from Sorgun Mah.

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Stephan N

August 13, 2025

Temple of Apollo
Built: mid-1st century AD, renovated in the second half of the 2nd century AD.
Dimensions: Stylobate: 17 x 30 m
Peristasis: 6 x 11
Apollo was one of the principal gods of the city of Side. Thirty-two 8.9-meter-high columns of white marble with Corinthian capitals encircled the naos of the Temple of Apollo. Architraves decorated with Medusa heads rested on the columns. Between them, triglyphs (three grooves) can be seen. On the entrance façade of the temple, facing the sea, various ornaments with plant motifs are located next to the Medusa heads.
In the Byzantine period, a 50 x 50-meter basilica was built to the north of the two temples. The Temple of Apollo and the adjacent Temple of Athena were demolished, and the area was converted into the atrium of the basilica. The five visible columns with their entablature, which today form Side's landmark, were re-erected in the 1980s as part of the reconstruction work.
Apollo
In Greek and Roman mythology, Apollo (also spelled Apoll) is the god of light, healing, spring, moral purity and temperance, as well as prophecy and the arts, especially music, poetry, and song. He was also the god of healing and archery. As the son of Zeus and the goddess Leto (Latin Latona), conceived in Didyma, he, like his firstborn twin sister Artemis (Latin Diana), was one of the Olympian gods, the twelve principal deities of the Greek pantheon. The sanctuary at Delphi, the most important oracle site of antiquity, was dedicated to him.
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tuerkei-antik.de/Tempel/side_apollon.htm

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🚴🏿‍♂️Gerhard 🚴🏿‍♂️

December 30, 2024

I can only recommend a walk into the old town

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Marina

April 19, 2025

I've been here many times, but this place is always a must. A piece of history, plus this view over the water.

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1. Side Beach Promenade – Ancient City of Side loop from Yalı

2. Side Beach Promenade – Temple of Apollo (Side) loop from Ilıca

3. Ancient City of Side – Temple of Apollo (Side) loop from Sorgun Mah.

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