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Didyma (Turkey) — A Well Preserved Temple

March 31, 2026
Temple of Apollo at DidymaTemple of Apollo at Didyma
Cornerstone of Apollo Temple — Eph 2:20Cornerstone of Apollo Temple — Eph 2:20
Forest of Columns at the Apollo TempleForest of Columns at the Apollo Temple
Pilgrim Path to the Apollo TemplePilgrim Path to the Apollo Temple
Tumble of ColumnsTumble of Columns
Checking out the Temple of Apollo at Didyma. You are invited to join us on our Following In the Footsteps of Paul: Turkey, Greece & Patmos trip in October 2021.|page.asp?page_ID=50Checking out the Temple of Apollo at Didyma. You are invited to join us on our Following In the Footsteps of Paul: Turkey, Greece & Patmos trip in October 2021.|page.asp?page_ID=50

The Apollo Temple at Didyma was the site of a world famous oracle of Apollo (compare Delphi! in Greece). About 300 B.C. Seleucus I Nicator began building the well-preserved Hellenistic Temple that still stands today. For the next 500(!) years it was under construction. It went out of use during the fourth century A.D. as Christianity grew stronger in this region.