Lyceum

The Lyceum was a temple in dedicated to Apollo Lyceus. It was best known for the Peripatetic school of philosophy founded there by Aristotle in 334 BC.
  • Archaeological site
  • …lies at an elevation of around 110 metres (350 feet)
  • …is also known as “Aristotle’s Lyceum”
  • …is partly wheelchair accessible
  • Description: public meeting place in Classical Athens

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Byzantine and Christian Museum and Museum of Cycladic Art.
The is situated at Vassilissis Sofias Avenue in , Greece.
160 metres northeast of Lyceum
The Nikolaos P. Goulandris Foundation - Museum…
210 metres northwest of Lyceum
The is a former temple on the…
1½ km west of Lyceum

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rigillis and Pangrati.
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Latitude
37.97403° or 37° 58′ 27″ north
Longitude
23.7434° or 23° 44′ 36″ east
Open location code
8G95XPFV+J9
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Urdu—“Lyceum” goes by many names.
Liceu i lashtëAlbanian
Liceumi antikAlbanian
ليقيونArabic
LikeionAzerbaijani
LizeoaBasque
LiceuCatalan
Liceu d’AristòtilCatalan
LyceumCebuano
吕刻昂Chinese
LicejCroatian
LykeionDanish
LykeionDutch
ليقيونEgyptian Arabic
LykeionEstonian
LykeionFinnish
Αρχαιολογικός Χώρος ΛυκείουGreek
ΛύκειοGreek
Λύκειο ΑριστοτέληGreek
ΛύκειονGreek
ליקיאוןHebrew
LükeionHungarian
LýkeionIcelandic
LikeionIndonesian
LiceoItalian
Liceo di AristoteleItalian
リュケイオンJapanese
ЛикейKazakh
리케이온Korean
LyceumLatin
ലൈസിയംMalayalam
LykeionNorwegian
LykeionNorwegian Bokmål
LiseoPapiamento
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لوکئومPersian
لیسیومPersian
LýkeionPolish
لايسيومPushto
لايسيوم (لرغونی)Pushto
LiceuRomanian
ЛикейRussian
ЛицејSerbian
LicejSerbo-Croatian
LykeionSlovak
LyceumSwedish
LykeionSwedish
LikeionTurkish
LykeionTurkish
ЛіцейUkrainian
لیکیونUrdu
لییومUrdu

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