The stupendous Temple of Apollo at Didyma, once the seat of an
oracle which rivaled of Delphi, was begun in 494 BC. Over 1400
years later, it was still not finished, but its ruins are breathtaking
in their size and beauty.   
 
                      
    As a logical continuation, after Priene and Miletos, one goes to Didyma, a famous temple for its oracles.
This temple dedicated to Apollo was the richest and biggest of the Ionian temples on Anatolian soil.
 
 
 
 It was to cover such a vast area, that its construction lasted more than 150-200 years and yet it was planned to be without ceiling. Again after the "Ionian Rebellion", it was to Alexander the Great to order its restoration.
On the ruins of the VIth century BC temple, a church was built during the Byzantine period.