Acropolis of Athens
The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens, Greece, and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historical significance, the most famous being the Parthenon.
- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of around 140 metres (470 feet)
- …is also known as “Acropolis (Athens)”
- Description: ancient citadel above the city of Athens
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Parthenon and Erechtheion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anafiotika and Acropolis.
Anafiotika
Anafiotika is a scenic tiny neighborhood of the center…
Acropolis of Athens
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Latitude
37.97172° or 37° 58′ 18″ north
Longitude
23.72564° or 23° 43′ 32″ east
Open location code
8G95XPCG+M7
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Acropolis of Athens” goes by many names.
Akropolis van AtheneAfrikaans
AkropoliAlbanian
አክሮፖሊስAmharic
Ἀκρόπολις τῶν ἈθηνῶνAncient Greek (to 1453)
أكروبول أثيناArabic
أكروبوليس أثيناArabic
Աթենյան ԱկրոպոլիսArmenian
Աթենքի ԱկրոպոլիսArmenian
Acrópolis d’AtenesAsturian
Afina AkropoluAzerbaijani
Akropolis AthénaBalinese
Афина АкрополеBashkir
Atenaseko akropoilisaBasque
Atenaseko AkropoliaBasque
Atenaseko akropolisaBasque
Atenasko AkropoliaBasque
Атэнскі АкропальBelarusian
Афінскі АкропальBelarusian
AkropolaBosnian
Akropola (Atina)Bosnian
Akropol AtenBreton
Akropolis AtenBreton
АкрополBulgarian
Acròpoli d’AtenesCatalan
Acròpolis d’AtenesCatalan
Acrópolis of AthensCebuano
ئاکرۆپۆلیسی ئەتیناCentral Kurdish
西哥罗佩Chinese
雅典卫城Chinese
雅典衛城Chinese
雅典衞城Chinese
AkropolaCroatian
AkropolisCroatian
Atenska AkropolaCroatian
Akropole v AthénáchCzech
AkropolisCzech
Akropolis athénskáCzech
Akropolis v AthénáchCzech
Aténská akropoleCzech
Athénská akropoleCzech
Athénská akropolisCzech
AkropolisDanish
Akropolis i AthenDanish
Acropolis of AthensDutch
Acropolis van AtheneDutch
AkropolisDutch
Akropolis van AtheneDutch
AkropoloEsperanto
Akropolo (Ateno)Esperanto
Akropolo de AtenoEsperanto
Ateena akropolEstonian
AkropolisFinnish
Akropolis-kukkulaFinnish
Ateenan AkropolisFinnish
Acrópole de AtenasGalician
ათენის აკროპოლისიGeorgian
ΑκρόποληGreek
Ακρόπολη ΑθηνώνGreek
Ακρόπολη των ΑθηνώνGreek
ιερός βράχοςGreek
האקרופוליסHebrew
האקרופוליס באתונהHebrew
האקרופוליס של אתונהHebrew
एक्रोपोलिस ऑफ़ एथेन्सHindi
एथेन्स का दुर्गHindi
एथेंस दुर्गHindi
AkropoliszHungarian
Akropolisz (Athén)Hungarian
AkrópólisIcelandic
AkrópólishæðIcelandic
Háborg AþenuIcelandic
Akropolo di AthinaIdo
Akropolis AthenaIndonesian
Acropole de AthenasInterlingua
Acrapoil na hAithneIrish
An AcrapoilIrish
Acropoli di AteneItalian
アテーナイのアクロポリスJapanese
アテナイのアクロポリスJapanese
アテネのアクロポリスJapanese
AcropolisJavanese
Acropole d’AthènesJèrriais
ಅಕ್ರೋಪೊಲಿಸ್Kannada
Афина АкрополіKazakh
아크로폴리스Korean
아테네의 아크로폴리스Korean
AcropolisLatin
Acropolis AthenarumLatin
Atēnu akropoleLatvian
Acropoli d’AtenLigurian
Acropoli d’AteneLigurian
雅典衛城Literary Chinese
Atėnų akropolisLithuanian
AkropolisLuxembourgish
Атински aкрополMacedonian
Атински акрополMacedonian
Akrôpôlisin’i AtenaMalagasy
Akropolis AthensMalay
ഏതൻസിലെ അക്രോപോളിസ്Malayalam
AkropoliMaltese
Akropoli ta’ AteniMaltese
آکروپولیسMazanderani
ათენიშ აკროპოლისიMingrelian
Афины АкрополисMongolian
Acropoli ‘e AteneNeapolitan
एथेन्सया एक्रोपोलिसNewari
AkropolisNorwegian
AkropolisNorwegian Bokmål
Akropolis i AtenNorwegian Bokmål
Athens akropolisNorwegian Bokmål
Akropolis i AtenNorwegian Nynorsk
Akropolis i AthenNorwegian Nynorsk
Acròpoli d’AtenasOccitan (post 1500)
ਏਥਨਜ਼ ਦੀ ਗੜ੍ਹੀPanjabi
آکروپلPersian
اکروپلیسPersian
اکروپولیسPersian
Akropol ateńskiPolish
Acropola din AtenaRomanian
AcropoleRomanian
Acropolis din AtenaRomanian
AkropolisRomanian
Акрополь (Афины)Russian
Акрополь в АфинахRussian
Афинский АкропольRussian
AkropoljSerbian
АкропољSerbian
Атински АкропољSerbian
AkropolaSerbo-Croatian
AkropolisSerbo-Croatian
AkropoljSerbo-Croatian
ඇතන්ස් හි ඇක්රොපොලිසයSinhala
Akropola v AténachSlovak
AkropolaSlovenian
Atenska akropolaSlovenian
AkropolisSwedish
Akropolis, AtenSwedish
AkropolisSwiss German
D Akropolis z AthenSwiss German
ஏதென்ஸின் அக்ரோபோலிஸ்Tamil
Афина акрополеTatar
అక్రోపోలిస్ ఆఫ్ ఏథెన్స్Telugu
อะโครโพลิสแห่งเอเธนส์Thai
อัครปุระเอเธนส์Thai
Atina AkropolisiTurkish
Акрополь АфінUkrainian
Афінський акропольUkrainian
ایتھنز کا ایکروپولیسUrdu
AcropolisVietnamese
Acropolis ở AthensVietnamese
Thành phòng thủ của AthensVietnamese
Acropolis han AtenaWaray (Philippines)
Acropolis han AtenasWaray (Philippines)
Acropolis of AthensWaray (Philippines)
AcropolisWelsh
Աքրոփոլի (Աթէնք)Western Armenian
ԱքրոփոլիսWestern Armenian
Akropolis fan AteneWestern Frisian
ایتھنز دا ایکروپولسWestern Panjabi
ایتھنز دا ایکروپولیسWestern Panjabi
雅典卫城Wu Chinese
雅典衛城Yue Chinese
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