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Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus

IDENTIFICATION 

Nomination : Archaeological Site of Epidaurus

 Location : Nauplie Province, Peloponnese

 State Party : Greece

 Date : December 29, 1987  

That the proposed cultural property be included on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria I, II, III, IV and VI.

In a small valley in the Peloponnesus, the shrine of Asklepios, the god of medicine, developed out of a much earlier cult of Apollo (Maleatas), during the 6th century BC at the latest, as the official cult of the city state of Epidaurus. Its principal monuments, particularly the temple of Asklepios, the Tholos and the Theatre - considered one of the purest masterpieces of Greek architecture – date from the 4th century. The vast site, with its temples and hospital buildings devoted to its healing gods, provides valuable insight into the healing cults of Greek and Roman times.

I have chosen this monument and sanctuary, besides being located in the country I love the most, it has a very interesting and significant history, its beautiful architecture also made it become in 1989 the cultural heritage of humanity.