Kerameikos

Kerameikos, also known by its Latinized form Ceramicus, is an area of , Greece, located to the northwest of the Acropolis, which includes an extensive area both within and outside the ancient city walls, on both sides of the Dipylon Gate and by the banks of the Eridanos River.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kerameikos Archaeological Museum and Parthenon.

Museum
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The is located in , , and was built in 1937.

Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a former temple on the… is situated 1 km southeast of Kerameikos.

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The or Hephaisteion… is situated 470 metres southeast of Kerameikos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thiseio and Gazi.

Neighborhood
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or Thissio is a traditional neighbourhood…

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood of , .

Kerameikos

Latitude
37.97856° or 37° 58′ 43″ north
Longitude
23.71755° or 23° 43′ 3″ east
Elevation
57 metres (187 feet)
Open location code
8G95XPH9+C2
Geo­Names ID
6947705
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Kerameikos” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كيراميكوس”
  • Bulgarian: “Керамейк”
  • Catalan: “Ceramic”
  • Cebuano: “Kerameikos”
  • Chechen: “Керамик”
  • Chinese: “凯拉米克斯”
  • Czech: “Kerameikos”
  • Danish: “Kerameikos”
  • Dutch: “Kerameikos”
  • Esperanto: “Keramiko”
  • Finnish: “Kerameikos”
  • French: “Céramique”
  • Georgian: “კერამეიკოსი”
  • German: “Kerameikos”
  • Greek: “Κεραμεικός”
  • Icelandic: “Kerameikos”
  • Italian: “Ceramico”
  • Japanese: “ケラメイコス”
  • Korean: “케라메이코스”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Ceramic”
  • Polish: “Keramejkos”
  • Portuguese: “Kerameikos”
  • Russian: “Керамик”
  • Spanish: “Cerámico”
  • Swedish: “Kerameikos”
  • Turkish: “Keramikos”
  • Ukrainian: “Керамікос”
  • Urdu: “کیرامیکوس”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Koumoundoúrou and Metaxourgio.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Church of the Holy Trinity, Athens and Eridanus Luxury Art Hotel.

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