Exploring Greek Temples

When my family and I went on a trip to Greece, we got the pleasure of seeing lots of Greek temples and sites. The sites included the Parthenon, Delphi, the Temple of Poseidon, the Temple of Agamemnon, the Acropolis and much more. It was very interesting to see the remains of lots of Greek temples because whenever I was at a temple, I would think about all of the people who must have been there thousand of years ago. I would imagine them going there every day to worship the gods. The temples really gave me a good idea of how the Greeks lived back then.

One of the structures that really stood out to me was the Palace of king Agamemnon. The Palace of Agamemnon stood out to me because last year we read the Adventures of Ulysses and studied it, and in a way, Agamemnon started the story of Ulysses because he was one of the kings who started the Trojan War. I found it cool how much of the temples and structures and palaces that the archeologists were able to recover. Overall, the Greek temples were amazing to see and I gained lots of knowledge from looking at them.

Delphi

This is the site of Delphi. Delphi is full of sites and temples such as the temple of Apollo. Delphi is on the side of a mountain, and I kept thinking about how that was the perfect place to put temples. There was also a Delphi museum that we went to, and got to see a lot of old pottery, and sculptures.

The Palace of Agamemnon

This picture is of the Palace of Agamemnon. We saw the Palace of Agamemnon in a town called Myceane at the very end of our trip. Once you get to the top of the hill that the structure is on, you can see the whole palace!

The temple of Poseidon

This is a temple of Poseidon. It is just outside of Athens. It is very similar to the Parthenon, (which we also went to) because the columns look alike.

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