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c. 800 BCE

The site of Delphi first acquires a religious significance.
c. 700 BCE

Sanctuary of Poseidon built at Isthmia.
c. 700 BCE

Paros begins to export its Parian marble across the Greek world and it is widely used in temples and sculpture.
650 BCE - 600 BCE

Heraion, temple dedicated to Hera built at Olympia.
c. 580 BCE

Long-distance aqueducts were constructed at Samos and Athens.
c. 570 BCE

First Temple of Aphaia complex built on Aegina.
570 BCE - 560 BCE

A large temple is built and dedicated to Hera on Samos.
570 BCE - 530 BCE

The Doric Temple of Hera is built at Metapontum, Magna Graecia.
c. 550 BCE

The Temple of Hera I is built at Paestum.
c. 550 BCE - c. 430 BCE

Construction of the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
c. 550 BCE

The temple of Apollo is constructed at Corinth.
c. 525 BCE

The Treasury of the Siphnians is built at Delphi which included Caryatid architecture.
c. 510 BCE

The Temple of Athena is built at Paestum.
c. 460 BCE - 457 BCE

Temple of Zeus is built at Olympia with a statue of Apollo dominating the west pediment and containing the cult statue of Zeus by Phidias.
c. 460 BCE

The west pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia is decorated with a Centauromachy of centaurs fighting Lapiths at the wedding of Peirithoos.
c. 460 BCE

The temple of Hera II is built at Paestum.
450 BCE - 430 BCE

The Temple of Concordia is built at Agrigento.
449 BCE

The Hephaisteion, temple to Athena & Hephaistos, built in Athens.
447 BCE - 432 BCE

The construction of the Parthenon in Athens by the architects Iktinos and Kallikrates under the direction of Phidias.
c. 444 BCE - 440 BCE

Temple of Poseidon at Sounion re-built.
c. 437 BCE - 431 BCE

The Propylaea is constructed on the Acropolis of Athens under the supervision of Mnesicles.
c. 430 BCE - c. 420 BCE

Sanctuary of Aphrodite constructed at Argos.
c. 425 BCE - c. 420 BCE

The Temple dedicated to Athena Nike is constructed on the acropolis of Athens.
421 BCE - 406 BCE

The Erechtheion of Athens acropolis is constructed with six Caryatids in the south porch.
c. 420 BCE - c. 400 BCE

The Temple of Apollo is built at Bassae.
c. 400 BCE

The large theatre is constructed at Argos.
c. 380 BCE - c. 375 BCE

Temple to Asclepius constructed at Epidaurus.
c. 350 BCE

The Ascelpeion is built on Kos.
c. 340 BCE - c. 330 BCE

Theatre of Epidaurus first constructed.
c. 330 BCE

Temple of Zeus built at Nemea.
330 BCE - 320 BCE

New stadium constructed at Nemea.
c. 300 BCE - c. 290 BCE

Theatre of Ephesos constructed.
c. 300 BCE

The theatre of Delos is built.