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About
The Lesche of the Knidians (or Cnidians) was a lesche, i.e. a club or meeting place, at the sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi. Today, it has been mostly destroyed; the only surviving parts are some architectural relics. It hosted two famous paintings by the famous painter Polygnotus the Thasian, namely the Capture of Troy and the Nekyia. It was built in the second quarter of the 5th century BC. Apparently it was a rectangular building, bearing a clerestory along its western side, and perhaps with a tripartite interior arrangement. In the 4th century, a wall was added along its southern side for placing ex votos.
Nearby
Places within walking or a short drive, best first.
- DelphiArchaeological site0 m away
- Marmara SanctuaryArchaeological site1.5 km away
- Delphi towerArchaeological site1.5 km away
- Archaiologikos Choros Krisa-Kirra-KirsaArchaeological site3.1 km away
- Proistorikos Oikismos Omirikis KrisasArchaeological site3.7 km away
- Delphi MuseumMuseum280 m away
- Mouseio Delfikon Eorton Evas kai Angelou SikelianouMuseum560 m away
- Stoa of the AtheniansRuins100 m away
- Portico of the AetoliansRuins130 m away
- Athenian TreasuryRuins140 m away
- Siphnian TreasuryRuins160 m away
- Roman AgoraRuins180 m away