GreeceThe Treasury of the Sicyonians is one of the buildings within the sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi [1]. The treasury itself replaced two former buildings, namely the tholos and the monopteros [1]. The Tholos of the Sicyonians was probably the oldest construction, dating to ca 580 BC, and built right after the First Sacred War at the instigation of the tyrant of Sicyon Cleisthenes [1]. The actual treasury was built in the Doric order and was distyle in antis, with vestibule and cella [1]. It measured 8.27×6.24 meters and lay on a foundation made of porous stone quarried in Corinthia [1]. Its orientation was the same as that of the Siphnian Treasury to which it was probably contemporary (ca. 525 BC) [1]. Despite the fact that the two former buildings were deliberately destroyed, their architectural members were not dispersed or reused, but rather buried under the foundations of the Treasury [1].
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Also known as: Schatzhaus der Sikyonier, Sicyonian Treasury at Delphi, Sikyonilaisten aarrekammio, Sikyonilaisten aarrekammio (Delfoi), Sikyonská klenotnice v Delfách, Skarbiec Sykiończyków, Tesoro de los sicionios, Tesoro di Sicione, Treasury of Sikyonians, Treasury of the Sicyonians, Treasury of the Sicyonians at Delphi, trésor de Sicyone
| Type | Monument |
|---|---|
| Period | 1500 - 500 BC |
| Country | Greece |
| Coordinates | 38.4824° N, 22.5011° E |