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Argos
The Town Hall
Railway Station
The Municipal Market
Konstantopoulos Mansion
Trikoupis Mansion
Kapodistrias Public School
Xintaropoulos Building
Kapodistrias Barracks
Church of Aghios Ioannis Prodromos
Church of Aghios Konstantinos
Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos
The Church of Panaghia Portokalousa (Katekekrymeni)
Panaghia of the Castle
Aghios Petros Cathedral and Central Square
Kefalari and Erasinos River
The Archaelogical Museum (Kallergeio)
The Courthouse Square
The Street Market
The Ancient Theatre
Serapeio-Asklipeio-Baths A
Theatre with the Straight Rows of Seats
The Temple of Aphrodite
The Ancient Agora of Argos
Hypostyle Chamber
The Northern Arcade and the Theatre of the Agora
The War Memorial
The South Arcade and Palaestra
Stadium Track
The Dome and the Nymphaeum of Argos
Monument D
The Agora's Drain
Monument M
Larissa and the Castle
Prophet Elias Hill (the Shield)-Deiras-Prehistoric Times
Temple of Athena Oxyderkes and Apollo Deiradiotis
The Criterion, the Nymphaeum and the Aqueduct
Gordon Residence
Residence of General Dimitris Tsokris
The Diamantopoulos Residence
The Baths A
The Odeon
The Square Nymphaeum
The Hellenic Pyramid of Ellinikos

ΑΡΓΟΣ - Hypostyle Chamber

A square building (SH) , whose sides are about 32m long, is so far the oldest building in Argos Agora to have been excavated. Built on foundations of porous stone and with grey limestone for the surface structure, the front faced east and there was a small door in the south side. The entrance was decorated with 15 Doric columns, while the interior had 16 Ionic columns supporting the roof, which was probably pyramidal in shape. The building was constructed between 475 and 450BC and was somehow connected to the democratic governmental system of Argos. It is believed that it was used as a chamber of deputies, in other words, it housed the city council meetings. In the 3rd century AD a section of the building was taken over by the adjacent baths, while the complete demolition took place in the 4th century AD. Incorporated into the walls which covered the now ruined Hypostyle Chamber were architectural elements from the altar and possibly the temple of Apollo Lykeios.