Title

The Terrace of the Lions, Delos Island, Greece. Artist: Samuel Magal

Caption

The Terrace of the Lions, Delos Island, Greece. The Terrace of the Lions, dedicated to Apollo by the people of Naxos shortly before 600 BC, originally had nine to twelve squatting, snarling marble guardian lions along the Sacred Way. Today only seven of the original lions remain.

Date

1898

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Samuel Magal

Reference

HRM19D74_390

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (2,4Mb) / 17,1in x 11,4in / 5129 x 3419 (300dpi)

Keywords

Europe animal building buildings religious architecture religion lion statue continent European color colour ruins marble archaeology ruin Apollo Greece deity God aegean islands location photograph ruined archaeological site mythology delos archeology goddess Ancient Greece Greek mythology Ancient Greek ancient site TGN photograph Sites & Photos Samuel Magal Dhílos Terrace of the Lions Magal Samuel photograph