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, making the hill one of the earliest and most important sites in the creation of democracy.
Wikipedia
  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 100 metres (328 feet)
  • Description: hill and archaeological site in Athens

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parthenon and Areopagus.
Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a former temple on the… is situated 630 metres east of Pnyx.
ajbear, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The was a principal council of ancient…
Chepry, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The or Temple of Athena Polias… is situated 620 metres east of Pnyx.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Asteroskopeio and Asýrmatos.
Dimboukas, Public domain.
, meaning 'observatory', is a neighborhood of the center of , .
Asyrmatos or Attaliotika is a neighborhood of the center of , .
Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Thissio is a traditional neighbourhood…

Pnyx

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Latitude
37.97147° or 37° 58′ 17″ north
Longitude
23.71945° or 23° 43′ 10″ east
Open location code
8G95XPC9+HQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 317915132
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
8224020
Wiki­data ID
Q1125096

Satellite Map

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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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