Bassae

Bassae (also Latin) or Bassai, Vassai or 'Vasses (Greek, Modern: ??????, Ancient: ??????) is an archaeological site in the southeastern end of the Ilia Prefecture that was once a part of Arcadia in ancient times. The archaeological site includign the temple was excavated in 1836 by Karl Brullov (1799 - 1852) and part of the artifacts are in display at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow, Russia. Ancient Vasses or Bassae is south of Andritsaina, W of Megalopolis and east of Figaleia.

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The landmarks includes the ruins of the Temple of Apollo Epikourios. The temple sits at 1,150 m above sea level. The temple temple featured Corinthian and Ionian columns and was also combined with Doric columns. The colums were rowed with 15 by 6 rows totalling 38 rows and the temple faced almost directly north. The middle of the temple featured a pro-naos at the top and the opisthodomos at the bottom.

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The Temple of Apollo is presently covered in white tent with five rows in order to protect the work from rain and snow, inside the tent features reconstruction of the temple.

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Ilia Prefecture: Ilia ( - Ileía) is a prefecture in the western Peloponnese and in the western part of Greece. The prefecture is part of the periphery of West Greece. It covers the area of ancient Elis. Its capital is Pyrgos....

Arcadia: :This article discusses Arcadia, a region of Greece....

1836: 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar)....