Dome

View of two votive monuments; UNESCO World Heritage Site. Though traces of the ancient city exist, its fame derives from the Sanctuary of Asklepios about 10 km inland from Epidauros town, which was the principal cult-centre of the healing god in mainland Greece. With the exception of the theatre, the sanctuary buildings are badly ruined. The site was excavated principally by the Greek archaeologist P. Kavvadias. The architectural development of the sanctuary at Epidauros belongs to the 4th and 3rd centuries BCE. The Temple of Asklepios was built largely of Corinthian limestone in the space of four years, as the building accounts attest. Its exact date is uncertain, but it was probably built between 387 and 371 BCE. The sanctuary flourished throughout the Hellenistic period but was plundered in the 1st century BCE. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/ (accessed 1/27/2008)