Temple of Asclepius, Kos
The Temple of Asclepius or Asclepieion of Kos was one of the most famous temples dedicated to Asclepius in the ancient world. The archeologist Rudolf Herzog, grandfather of Werner Herzog excavated it in 1902, as the latter recounted in conversation with Paul Holdengräber.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Asclepeion in Kos Municipality, Greece
- Also known as: “Asclepeion of Kos”, “Asclepion of Kos”, and “Asklipieion”
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gazi Hasan Pasha Mosque and Archaeological Museum of Kos.
Gazi Hasan Pasha Mosque
Mosque
The Gazi Hasan Pasha Mosque is a mosque on the island of Kos, in the South Aegean region of Greece. Completed in the 18th century, during the Ottoman era, the mosque serves the Muslim-Turkish community of Kos, as one of the two out of the five Ottoman mosques to be still operational and open for prayers on the island, the other being the Defterdar Mosque. Gazi Hasan Pasha Mosque is situated 1½ km northeast of Temple of Asclepius, Kos.
Archaeological Museum of Kos
Museum
Photo: Mickapr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Archaeological Museum of Kos is situated 3½ km northeast of Temple of Asclepius, Kos.
Plane tree of Hippocrates
Photo: Stevenfruitsmaak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tree of Hippocrates is the plane tree under which, according to legend, Hippocrates of Kos taught his pupils the art of medicine. Paul of Tarsus purportedly taught here as well. Plane tree of Hippocrates is situated 3½ km northeast of Temple of Asclepius, Kos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kos and Zipari.
Kos
Kos is a popular tourist destination in the Greek islands of the Dodecanese, located in the south-eastern part of the Aegean Sea, near the Turkish coast.
Zipari
Town
Photo: Karelj, Public domain.
Zipari is a town, which is situated 4½ km west of Temple of Asclepius, Kos.
Temple of Asclepius, Kos
- Categories: Asclepeion, hospital, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kos, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Temple of Asclepius, Kos” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Asklepeion”
- Catalan: “Asclepièon de Cos”
- Cebuano: “Asklipieíon”
- Czech: “Asklépion”
- Dutch: “Asklepieion”
- Finnish: “Asklepieion”
- French: “asclépiéion de Cos”
- French: “Asclépiéion de Cos”
- German: “Asklepieion von Kos”
- Greek: “Asklipieíon”
- Greek: “Ασκληπιείο Κω”
- Greek: “Ασκληπιείον”
- Italian: “Asclepeion di Cos”
- Russian: “Асклепион”
- Slovak: “Asklépion”
- Spanish: “Asclepeion de Cos”
- Swedish: “Asklipieíon”
- Turkish: “Asklepion (Kos)”
- Ukrainian: “Асклепіон”
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