The Charioteer Of Delphi

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There were many interesting statues inside the several museums that we visited. This is the reason it was difficult for me to pick a sculpture that I really connected with. The one that I particularly enjoyed the most was the Charioteer of Delphi, which is located in the Delphi Archaeological Museum. It is a very famous statue from Greece. It is a sculpture that Rob seemed to be very enthusiastic about, so he passed the appreciation on to my classmates and I. The sculpture was set up at this location to congratulate the victory of Polyzalus in the chariot race of 478 BC. This sculpture struck me for a couple of different reasons. The sculptures height stands tall at 1.8 meters. That is almost as tall as I am! It has very human like features

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