Delphi: the belly button of the world!

Here is the symbol for Delphi, the center of the world, which is also called the naval of the world. 

This photo (of a photo) shows what archeologists found when they began excavating the site of the original city of Delphi. Look at the statues they found! 

Here are the actual statues, including the Sphynx! 

This statue used to stand 36 feet tall!

 

The dome like statue is another symbol of Delphi. 

Here is a model of what they believe the ancient city of Delphi looked like. 

The stadium - originally used for the Olympic Games from 8 BCE to 4 CE. 

The theatre - it was built to house 5,000 people, and all theatres in Greece have since been modeled after it.

View from the top of the theatre! 

The ruins of Appllo's temple!

This is the Athenian treasure house where Athenians brought gifts to offer the gods. They had the largest treasure house of all the 27 city states in ancient Greece. Delphi was a place that belonged to ALL of Greece, as that was their center of the world. 

The old market place.