Attica
Athens Prefecture
Athens

Pnyx

The Pnyx is a hill or hillside in central , the capital of . Beginning as early as 507 BC, the Athenians gathered on the Pnyx to host their popular assemblies, thus making the hill one of the earliest and most important sites in the creation of democracy.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parthenon and Areopagus.

Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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, Western civilization, and democracy. is situated 630 metres east of Pnyx.

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The was a principal council of ancient Athens, later serving mainly as a judicial body responsible for cases of homicide, wounding, and certain religious offenses.

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The or Temple of Athena Polias is an ancient Greek Ionic temple, on the north side of the , , that was primarily dedicated to the goddess Athena. is situated 620 metres east of Pnyx.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Asteroskopeio and Asýrmatos.

Neighborhood
Photo: Dimboukas, Public domain.
, meaning 'observatory', is a neighborhood of the center of , . It is located between and Nymphon Hill. The neighbourhood named after the that was built in Nymphon Hill in 1842, thanks to the donation of wealthy Greek Georgios Sinas.

Neighborhood
Asyrmatos or Attaliotika is a neighborhood of the center of , . It is located in the west slopes of Philopappos Hill, next to Ano Petralona district.

Neighborhood
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or Thissio is a traditional neighbourhood in the old city of , , northwest of the Acropolis, and surrounded by the archaeological sites of the Agora, Keramikos and Pnyx.

Pnyx

Latitude
37.97147° or 37° 58′ 17″ north
Longitude
23.71945° or 23° 43′ 10″ east
Elevation
100 metres (328 feet)
Open location code
8G95XPC9+HQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 317915132
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
8224020
Wiki­data ID
Q1125096
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Urdu—“Pnyx” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Pniks”
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Πνύξ”
  • Arabic: “بنيكس”
  • Bulgarian: “Пникс”
  • Cebuano: “Pnyx”
  • Chinese: “普尼克斯”
  • Corsican: “Pnici”
  • Danish: “Pnyx”
  • Dutch: “Pnyx”
  • Esperanto: “Pniko”
  • Finnish: “Pnyks”
  • French: “Pnyx”
  • German: “Pnyx”
  • Greek: “Πνύκα”
  • Greek: “Πνὐξ”
  • Italian: “Pnice”
  • Japanese: “プニュクス”
  • Korean: “프닉스”
  • Latin: “Pnyx”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Pnyx”
  • Norwegian: “Pnyx”
  • Polish: “Pnyks”
  • Portuguese: “Pnyx”
  • Russian: “Пникс”
  • Spanish: “Pnyx”
  • Swedish: “Pnyx (kulle)”
  • Swedish: “Pnyx”
  • Tamil: “பினெக்ஸ்”
  • Turkish: “Pniks”
  • Turkish: “Pnyx”
  • Ukrainian: “Пнікс”
  • Urdu: “پنیکس”

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