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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 - The Dome and the Nymphaeum of Argos

As part of wider programme of redesigning the Agora during the 1st century AD, a circular building (R) was constructed to the north of the track (S) it includes and makes use of the underground crypt of an earlier building. The dome rises above a podium which measures 16.04 by 15.91m and is surrounded by 8 Corinthian columns. The construction is especially luxurious, as it is entirely constructed from marble, from the floor to the roof tiles. A series of steps on the north side lead to the interior of the dome and the crypt, which may be one of Argos’ four sacred wells, as mentioned by Stravon. At the end of the 2nd century AD the steps lost their original functionality and the building was converted into a simple Nymphaeum. An inscription on the outside of the frieze mentions its usage. This monumental drinking fountain, which was depicted on coins of the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius (137-161 AD), must have been completely destroyed during an incursion by the Slavs in the 6th century AD.