Temple of Apollo | |
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Tempju t'Apollo | |
General information | |
Status | Destroyed |
Type | Temple |
Architectural style | Ancient Roman |
Location | Mdina, Malta |
Coordinates | 35°53′7.2″N 14°24′12″E / 35.885333°N 14.40333°E |
Completed | 2nd century |
Technical details | |
Material | Marble |
The Temple of Apollo (Maltese: Tempju t'Apollo) was a Roman temple in the city of Melite, in modern Mdina, Malta. It was dedicated to Apollo, the god of the sun and music. The temple was built in the 2nd century AD, and it overlooked a semi-circular theatre. The temple's ruins were discovered in the 18th century, and many architectural fragments were dispersed among private collections or reworked into new sculptures. Parts of the temple's crepidoma still exist, having been rediscovered in 2002.