Ancient Delphi: The Center of the Universe Explained 

What is your favorite ancient site?

I visited Delphi a couple years ago and was absolutely blown away. The Acropolis is obviously gorgeous, but there's something about an ancient site in the middle of the pristine mountains that just can't be beat. To know historical figures like Alexander the Great looked upon the exact same view when they visited all those millennia ago is a special feeling. And we virtually had the place to ourselves. It's something I'll never forget

Amazing how the Greeks got their spiritual, architectural and geophysical sensibilities into alignment here, in this space, and in others yet to be explicated. A whole new take on "Man vs. Environment... " Let's dig deeper and discover other sites.

One of the things that impressed me the most at Delphi was the huge polygonal retaining wall supporting the base of the temple of Apollo. The masonry consists of perfectly cut and assembled random polygonal stones and the whole face of the wall is covered in thousands of inscriptions from manumitted slaves, it was fascinating to see

Great video! I visited in March 2016. There was hardly anyone around. Delphi is special! There are places that you can visit around the world that have an ‘aura’. Delphi has a ‘presence’. Whatever drew the ancients to build here is still present. When you spend a little time here, for anyone who is at the right ‘place’ within themselves, if you listen carefully, Delphi starts to ‘whisper’ its secrets. But only to those who can keep a secret! Know Thyself! Nothing in Excess!

I love how you bring architecture to life not only through its purpose but also its beauty.

Every time I watch a video of your channel, I realise how much there is to know of our ancestors. Thank you! You did it again! You are a master!

I have visited Delphi. It was an epic experience!

Well done! Giving this ancient site an appropriate level of respect and excitement.

one of the most magically invested human places on this planet. thank you for taking me on a tour of a place I shall probably never see for myself.

Thank you for the video. I urge everyone who visits Greece to visit delphi. The view cannot be comprehended from the video. Its breath-taking. Also after your visit you can go to near by ARACHOVA to eat wild boar stew and other local delicacies.

Even in ruins, this place is beautiful.

I was in Delphi several years ago. The location its breath taken. The view of the surround mountain making the place amazing. If you end up to be there don't miss Meteora isn't the far from there. A must to see place in Greece. Tks for the video well done

Delphi was one of the best places I have visited. Manuel, thanks for all the great content on this incredible site.

As a Greek,living in Athens,I’ve been only once in Parthenon/Acroplolis, but seven times in Delphi.When I’m there,I feel that I ‘m passing to another not earthly dimension.I can’t explain it better.Magical.

Another great video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

It must have been difficult to get building materials to the site. Breathtaking view and structures.

Thanks for the very informative nicely done video especially explaining the sacred way and its intentional viewpoints and architectural perspectives. I went to Delphi several times as a boy more than 60 years ago and the quiet enchantment and impression it left especially of the views of the mountains beyond and endless olive groves that fill the valley has never diminished. And there was practically nobody and there were only two small hotels for perhaps 50 guests.When two french Chat tour buses arrived one midmorning it seemed like an invasion but I must say they were wonderful good company. Many were teachers and my late brother and I got to practice our very basic French with them as we shared our oranges and chocolate together by the Tholos.

We're visiting Delphi in June. Your video was great and very informative. Thanks!

Wonderful documentary! Very informative. Perhaps the ancient Greek civilization is best and over all defined in this great temple district of Delphi. Thank you.

castalia fountain still exists, its just outside of the temple and the are bars preventing entrace (when i was there at least). we jumped in and drunk from the water nonethe less and walked all the way to its origins were some (propably ancient) and very slippery steps are. the stadium also has some clay pipes underneath it, maybe to remove water from it. its truly spectacular. i m greek, been in a lot of sites as a kid and now as a grown up i am visiting them again. some more than once

I have heard about the energy of Delphi and didn't believe it. After being there twice, I have to admit that both times I felt something very strong and unique that I cannot explain

When you visit Delphi, don't forget to drink from the Castilian spring, because anyone who does so can never be completely unhappy again, according to the ancient Greeks.

👏 bravo Manuel! Excellent video. Delphi is absolutely a stunning place the view around is magnificent, it really feel like a magic place.

I've recently been in Delphi and I can see how good this video is. Very well recorded and edited. The 3D integrations and visuals are included with proper meaning. I'd would like to had it watched before my visit. Congrats!

I have been to Delphi 😊

Delphi is amazing 🤩 Thanks for sharing 👏

Walking back down from the sports stadium I stopped and sat on a wall to admire the view. I closed my eyes to do some quick meditation. Almost immediately a huge yellow reptilian eye appeared in my mind. It moved. I freaked out and opened my eyes. Strange, powerful experience. This was before I knew the dragon/snake connection to Delphi. Anyone else tried meditating there?

Thanks for another great video. Your narration and photography are outstanding. I'm looking forward to your next video.

I visited for the first time this spring, fulfilling a lifelong dream. We stayed the night before in town and were the first ones to pass the gate the next morning. We had the place almost to ourselves for almost two hours before the first bus arrived. To say it was a magical experience would be a vast understatement. Thank you for this video. The architectural insights are invaluable to my understanding of Delphi

Book The shamanic way of the bee. Delphic priestess had the name the Delphic bee.The oracle did not speak with the vapors from the earth's interior, but with the help of a swarm of bees. What is not written anywhere is: The slopes around Delphi were overgrown with laurel. The honey of the laurel has a psychedelic effect. The round temple at the bottom, with an unknown purpose, is in my opinion the original temple and is modeled on the shape of the queen cell in a beehive. The Temple of Apollo was built later. This also describes the story of Apollo defeating the serpent.

😃 Woao! I'm speechless! What an amazing place! 😃

The absence of a vedio about Palmyra is the only thing standing in the way of your channel's perfection.

Greece is the pearl of the world.

That was excellent, very infirmative. You answered several questions I had about Delphi. Thanks so much for producing it.👍

I don't know if it's just suggestion, but I got the impression of a navel from the landscape. Some unknown ancient Greek got the same feeling.

I love these videos. So well researched 🙌

I am from India now British Asian thank you for beautiful video clip sure to visit this spiritual place the temple for SUN GOD 🙏🏼🙏🏼

I had no idea Delphi was so beautiful, it is awe inspiring.

Amazing description and detail well done!

Nice video . The Delphi - Amphitheatre was a frequency - amplifier .🎉

About the shape of the surrounding mountain cliffs, It is obviously the use of "falling rocks" for defending needs (Persian invation etc. I am tourguide myself and scholar. Excellent presentation again ! I am professional and learning from your "architect" point of view. Please continue to educate...Thank you Manuel. Love from Greece

My teacher Erik Hansen spent every spring for 37 years measuring architectural details in Delphi, for the French archeological institute in Athen what a privileged life.

My maternal Greek DNA vibrated with joy while viewing this. Thank you so much.

world class content

Wow, genial !! Mientras dejo mi like 👍 15 Saludos Manuel. 🙋‍♀️

Estuve por alli ..inolvidable todo...

I would really appreciate getting to visit Delphi

Excellent, thank you!!

Beautiful documentary..

Your description and explanation of the architecture to the surroundings was fascinating and insightful. 🙂

Very interesting, thank you!

Well-made, knowledgeable video. I have always wondered if the ethylene gas that the oracle was huffing is still coming out of the temple. Also curious to know if they used entasis at the temple, as they did at the Parthenon, or if it wasn't long enough to warrant that. Now I'm wondering if the Greeks had a standard for using entasis based upon the length of the building. Anyhoo great video.

Excellent video. Thank you

Heading there in April, you can appreciate it so more with a little foreknowledge.

Qué excelente video, tan bien explicado y fundamentado. Me habría venido perfecto hace unos años cuando estudié la Antigüedad Clásica en la Facultad. Gracias!

Love these videos! Well done! Question: do you have any suggestions for books about the connection between ancient greek architecture and culture? I find it's difficult to understand one without at least grasping the other (being architecture for me which I don't know too much about 😅)

Absolutely remarkable! Great video!

Always love your presentations.

Excellent material Manuel. Thanks a lot for preparing this and for sharing. Keep up the great work!

I just moved from Philly to anout 20 minute from delphi... alllll the way down the mountain pretty much on the ocean... its paradise

Great video really helping me revise classics

Thank you for sharing your knowledge, and for infusing it with the emotional context about what the place actually felt like to you. Ancient Greeks regarded architecture very differently than how we do nowadays. For us, the intellectually and spiritually regressed people of the modern age, architecture is the practice of constructing buildings from a purely technical point of view. You get a budget, you have a bunch of things to fit in it, and oh, you better pull some eye candies for the client! Ancient Greeks, on the other hand, regarded architecture as an emotional tool. Greece will always be my beloved Home. However, living here in the 21st century, surrounded by past greatness, does make you wonder... how did we manage to f*** it all up?

What a great review of Delphi! Great job! 👏🏼 ❤

Super inspiring video, thank you 👌

Beautiful video my friend.

Magnificent documentary! ❤️

Excellent video, astonishing narration and fantastic presentation. Congratulations my friend!!

Excelente video, gracias por compartir.

Agree, Delphi is well worth visiting..I’ve been fortunate to stay there twice, 30 years apart.

Thank u for showing me such a mystical place❤❤❤

2:54 Probably the processing plant of an ancient limestone mining site. Crushers, burners, mixers, pulverizers, etc.

Congratulations for your good research. Very insightful data.

I intend to visit Delphi after this superb video. Many thanks.

Interesting video again. I would like to visit this place in the future.

Yes, I really enjoyed my visit there - it was the first archeological site in Greece I got to see.

Excellent explanation!

You did a great job on this, so interesting and well presented. I especially enjoyed the artwork recreating the scene, how it looked. I find that so helpful as it's hard to see all the details through a screen, or spend enough time on each aspect. Wondering if the fissure in the floor the oracle sat over still there ?

great presentation

Thanks for the amazing history lesson! The first time I ever flew to Europe was April of 23 and it was too Corinthios. I was blown away with seeing the ruins either in Greece or acro Corinth (spelling!) can’t wait to go back and discover more

❤ great!

I fell over a cliff at Delphi and survived as i landed on a ledge 75ft down, followed a small path and found a little cave directly under the temple site. Moved into the cave for 4 weeks and saw every animal sacred to Delphi within 10 mins of moving in.

Thank you! I was lucky to have a chance to visit Delphi.

Me encantó tu video. Sigue así y el éxito será tuyo.

Delphi is so fascinating! The treasuries and statues, and their positions/sizes/height, were used to send a "message" to other city-states (which were often at war with each other). I believe near the entrance to the Sanctuary there was a statue group from Athens, so Sparta put an even bigger statue right across from it. City-states would use marble from home (even if it was awful quality) for their treasuries so offerings "never left home." All of the carvings and artwork had to use myths from the gods, they weren't allowed to depict real people basically it HAD to be religious art, but they were used as allegories for the values and identities of respective poleis. As for the Pythia, you could only visit once per month for (I believe) 9 months a year? But only men were allowed to visit. The Temple had been built 3 times (getting destroyed by earthquakes). I'm surprised the video didn't mention that it was ultimately destroyed the final time by Christians.

Excellent !!

I went with my Serbian wife 8 years ago. We spent the whole day. I loved the fact that it had not been rebuilt to enhance tourism. The ruins have been preserved, but not substantially rebuilt. This allows the visitor to use their imagination. Beautiful

Thanks Again!

¡Gracias, Manuel!

Excellent!!!

Well done.

The Fu Dog has his paw on The Flower of Life, it looks like it shares God's geometry with the artifact you showed at the beginning of this program. 🌼

Captivating

I LOVE THIS PLACE , I WAS THERE ❤❤ STADE FEW DAYS WITH NIGHTS WITH THE NIGHTS OF VOLLMOON ! Grandios ❤

I was there as a child in ‘69. It’s gorgeous with a wild ride to the top.

Excellent

Merci. Bon Nadal. ❤

Excellent. Very concise and informative, indeed. Especially after reading "The Immortality Key" by Muraresku. Which you must know by now. Even Graham Hancock has spoken about it, making this supremely updated presentation of Delphi positively trippy! Perhaps we can enter an era called a New Dawn of the Old Age, performing Meta-Scholarship into our past on Earth, and recognize our birthrights, including that wisdom written large on those walls.. Peace Cheers Onward.

Very interesting

👍wow I like this video have a nice day 😊