Island of Kos, Asclepeion

Panoramic view on Asclepeion ruins - Kos

2011
09/18
NIKON D90, 18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6, @ f/8.0 1/250, ISO 200
82 views

Asclepeia were temples dedicated to the God of Medicine Asclepius. These were healing temples in wich patients could find a cure for theri illnesses. Cures were both physical and spiritual.

Asclepeion Ancient Greece Temple Columns Corinthian Order Architecture Ruins