English: Bronze cult statue of ancient Greek god Apollo found in the Archaic Temple of Apollo at ancient Metropolis. Archaeological Museum of Karditsa. Plan of the temple visible on the wall, behind the statue : The recently excavated temple of Apollo in Metropolis, middle of the sixth century, is the oldest peripteral structure known from Thessaly. : ref: B. Intzesiloglou "A newly discovered Archaic bronze statue from Metropolis (Thessaly)". in : "Excavating classical culture : recent archaeological discoveries in Greece" edited by Maria Stamatopoulou, Marina Yeroulanou, Oxford, England : Archaeopress, 2002. ISBN 1-8417-1411-9.