Odeon of Herodes Atticus
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is a stone greek theatre structure located on the southwest slope of the Acropolis of Athens, Greece. The building was completed in AD 161 and then renovated in 1950.Photo: Σαλαμούρας Σπύρος, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancient theater in Athens Acropolis
- Also known as: “Herodeion”, “Herodes Atticus theatre”, and “Odeion of Herodes Atticus”
Photo: Maxim75, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parthenon and Areopagus.
Parthenon
Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Parthenon is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of classical Greek art, and the Parthenon is considered an enduring symbol of ancient Greece, Western civilisation, and democracy. Parthenon is situated 200 metres northeast of Odeon of Herodes Atticus.
Areopagus
Peak
Photo: ajbear, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Areopagus was a principal council of ancient Athens, later serving mainly as a judicial body responsible for cases of homicide, wounding, and certain religious offenses.
Erechtheion
Photo: Chepry, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Erechtheion or Temple of Athena Polias is an ancient Greek Ionic temple, on the north side of the Acropolis, Athens, that was primarily dedicated to the goddess Athena. Erechtheion is situated 220 metres northeast of Odeon of Herodes Atticus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Acropolis and Anafiotika.
Acropolis
Neighborhood
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Makrygianni or Makriyanni is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. Also known as Acropolis, it is located in the south side of Acropolis and bounded between the avenues Dionysiou Areopagitou and Syngrou.
Anafiotika
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Anafiotika is a scenic tiny neighborhood of the center of Athens, part of the old historical neighborhood called Plaka. It lies on the northeast side of the Acropolis hill.
Asteroskopeio
Neighborhood
Photo: Dimboukas, Public domain.
Asteroskopeio, meaning 'observatory', is a neighborhood of the center of Athens, Greece. It is located between Thiseio and Nymphon Hill. The neighbourhood named after the National Observatory of Athens that was built in Nymphon Hill in 1842, thanks to the donation of wealthy Greek Georgios Sinas.
Odeon of Herodes Atticus
- Categories: odeon, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Odeon of Herodes Atticus” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Հերովդես Ատտիկացու օդեոն”
- Breton: “Odeon Herodez Atticus”
- Bulgarian: “Одеон на Ирод Атик”
- Catalan: “Odèon d’Herodes Àtic”
- Cebuano: “Odeion of Herodes Atticus”
- Chinese: “希羅德·阿提庫斯劇場”
- Czech: “Herodeion”
- Czech: “Odeion Heroda Attika”
- Czech: “Odeon Héróda Attika”
- Czech: “Ωδείο Ηρώδου του Αττικού”
- Danish: “Herodes Atticus‘ Odeon”
- Danish: “Herodes Atticus’ Odeon”
- Dutch: “Odeion van Herodes Atticus”
- Estonian: “Herodes Atticuse odeion”
- Finnish: “Herodes Atticuksen odeion”
- French: “Odeon d’Herode Atticus”
- French: “Odéon d’Hérode Atticus”
- Galician: “Odeón de Herodes Ático”
- German: “Herodes-Atticus-Theater”
- German: “Odeion des Herodes Atticus”
- German: “Odeon des Herodes Atticus”
- German: “Theater des Herodes Atticus”
- Greek: “Ηρώδειο”
- Greek: “Ηρώδειον”
- Greek: “Ωδείο Ηρώδη Αττικού”
- Greek: “Ωδείο Ηρώδου Αττικού”
- Greek: “Ωδείο Ηρώδου του Αττικού”
- Greek: “Ωδείο του Ηρώδη του Αττικού”
- Hebrew: “אודאון של הרודס אטיקוס”
- Hungarian: “Heródes Amfiteátrum”
- Italian: “Odeo di Erode Attico”
- Japanese: “ヘロディス・アッティコス音楽堂”
- Korean: “헤로데스 아티쿠스 극장”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Herod Atticus”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Odeon til Herodes Atticus”
- Norwegian: “Odeon til Herodes Atticus”
- Persian: “اودئون هرودس آتیکوس”
- Persian: “نوازشگاه هرودس آتیکوس”
- Polish: “Odeon Heroda Attyka”
- Portuguese: “Odeão de Herodes Ático”
- Portuguese: “Odeon de Herodes Ático”
- Russian: “Одеон Герода Аттика”
- Russian: “Одеон Герода Аттического”
- Slovenian: “Odeon Heroda Atika”
- Slovenian: “Odeon Heroda Atiškega”
- Spanish: “Odeon de Herodes Atico”
- Spanish: “Odeon de Herodes Ático”
- Spanish: “Odeón de Herodes Atico”
- Spanish: “Odeón de Herodes Ático”
- Swedish: “Herodes Atticus odeion”
- Turkish: “Herodes Attikus Odeonu”
- Ukrainian: “Одеон Ірода Аттика”
- Ukrainian: “Одеон Ірода Аттичного”
- Urdu: “ہیرودیس آتیکوس کا اوڈین”
- Western Armenian: “Իրոտու Ադիքու Օտէոն”
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