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Theatre of Dionysus

The Theatre of Dionysus is an ancient Greek theatre in . It is built on the south slope of the hill, originally part of the sanctuary of Dionysus Eleuthereus.
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  • Opening hours: 8:00 AM—7:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient theater in the Acropolis of Athens
  • Also known as: “Theatre of Bacchus”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parthenon and Erechtheion.

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The is a former temple on the , Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of classical Greek art, and the is considered an enduring symbol of ancient Greece, democracy, and Western civilization. is situated 140 metres northwest of Theatre of Dionysus.

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The or Temple of Athena Polias is an ancient Greek Ionic temple on the north side of the , , which was primarily dedicated to the goddess Athena. is situated 200 metres northwest of Theatre of Dionysus.

Museum
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The is an archaeological museum focused on the findings of the archaeological site of the . The museum was built to house every artifact found on the rock and on the surrounding slopes, from the Greek Bronze Age to Roman and Byzantine Greece. is situated 240 metres south of Theatre of Dionysus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anafiotika and Acropolis.

Neighborhood
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is a scenic tiny neighborhood of the center of , part of the old historical neighborhood called . It lies on the northeast side of the .

Neighborhood
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Makrygianni or Makriyanni is a neighborhood of , . Also known as , it is located in the south side of and bounded between the avenues Dionysiou Areopagitou and Syngrou.

Quarter
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Pláka is the old historical neighborhood of , clustered around the northern and eastern slopes of the , and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture.

Theatre of Dionysus

Latitude
37.97059° or 37° 58′ 14″ north
Longitude
23.72772° or 23° 43′ 40″ east
Elevation
100 metres (328 feet)
Open location code
8G95XPCH+63
Open­Street­Map ID
way 10973697
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6947695
Wiki­data ID
Q1227044
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Theatre of Dionysus” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسرح ديونيسيوس”
  • Armenian: “Դիոնիսոսի թատրոն”
  • Bashkir: “Дионис театры”
  • Bulgarian: “Театър на Дионис”
  • Catalan: “Teatre de Dionís”
  • Cebuano: “Theatre of Dionysos”
  • Chinese: “戴歐尼修斯劇場”
  • Chinese: “狄俄倪索斯剧场”
  • Chinese: “狄奥尼索斯剧场”
  • Czech: “Dionýsovo divadlo”
  • Dutch: “Dionysus-theater”
  • Dutch: “Dionysustheater”
  • Esperanto: “Teatro de Dionizo”
  • Finnish: “Dionysoksen teatteri”
  • Finnish: “Dionysos-teatteri”
  • French: “théâtre de Dionysos”
  • French: “Théâtre de Dionysos”
  • Galician: “Teatro de Dioniso”
  • German: “Dionysos-Theater”
  • German: “Dionysostheater”
  • Greek: “Θέατρο Διονύσου Ελευθερέως”
  • Greek: “Θέατρο του Διονύσου”
  • Hebrew: “תיאטרון באכחוס”
  • Hebrew: “תיאטרון דיוניסוס”
  • Indonesian: “Teater Dionisos”
  • Italian: “Teatro di Dioniso (Atene)”
  • Italian: “Teatro di Dioniso”
  • Japanese: “ディオニューソス劇場”
  • Korean: “디오니소스 극장”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Dionysosteateret”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dionysosteateret”
  • Norwegian: “Dionysosteateret”
  • Polish: “Teatr Dionizosa”
  • Portuguese: “Teatro de Dionísio”
  • Russian: “Театр Диониса”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Dionisov teatar”
  • Slovenian: “Dionizovo gledališče”
  • Spanish: “Teatro de Dionisios”
  • Spanish: “Teatro de Dioniso”
  • Spanish: “Teatro de Dionisos”
  • Swedish: “Dionysosteatern”
  • Tatar: “Афин Акрополендәге Дионис борынгы театры”
  • Turkish: “Dionisos Tiyatrosu”
  • Ukrainian: “Театр Діоніса в Афінах”
  • Ukrainian: “Театр Діоніса”
  • Urdu: “دیانوسس ​​کا تھیٹر”

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