Attica
Athens Prefecture
Athens

Erechtheion

The Erechtheion 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.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient Greek temple on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens
  • Also known as: “Erechtheum”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parthenon and Athena Promachos statue place.

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.

Archaeological site
The Athena Promachos was a colossal bronze statue of Athena sculpted by Phidias, which stood between the Propylaea and the on the Acropolis of Athens.

Archaeological site
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The was a sanctuary dedicated to Pandrosus, one of the daughters of Cecrops I, the first king of Attica Greece, located on the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anafiotika and Plaka.

Neighborhood
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is a scenic tiny neighborhood of the center of , part of the old historical neighborhood called . It lies on the northeast side of the .

Quarter
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Pláka is the old historical neighborhood of , clustered around the northern and eastern slopes of the , and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture.

Neighborhood
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is a flea market neighborhood in the old town of , , and is one of the main shopping districts in Athens. The area is home to clothing boutiques, souvenir shops and specialty stores, and is a major tourist attraction in Athens and for bargain shopping.

Erechtheion

Latitude
37.9721° or 37° 58′ 20″ north
Longitude
23.72645° or 23° 43′ 35″ east
Elevation
129 metres (423 feet)
Open location code
8G95XPCG+RH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 910010334
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
8354433
Wiki­data ID
Q242741
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Urdu—“Erechtheion” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ἐρέχθειον”
  • Arabic: “إرخثيون”
  • Arabic: “ارخثيون”
  • Arabic: “الأخرثيون”
  • Armenian: “Էրեքթեոն”
  • Arpitan: “Èrèctèon”
  • Azerbaijani: “Erexteyon”
  • Basque: “Erekteion”
  • Basque: “Erektion”
  • Bulgarian: “Ерехтейон”
  • Catalan: “Erecteion”
  • Catalan: “Erecteión”
  • Catalan: “Erectèon”
  • Chinese: “厄瑞克忒翁神庙”
  • Croatian: “Erehteion”
  • Croatian: “Erehtej”
  • Croatian: “Erehtejon”
  • Czech: “Erechtheion”
  • Dutch: “Erechtheion”
  • Dutch: “Erechtheum”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ارخثيون”
  • Esperanto: “Ereĥteiono”
  • Estonian: “Erechtheion”
  • Finnish: “Erekhteion”
  • Finnish: “Erekhtheion”
  • Finnish: “Erekteion”
  • French: “Erechtheion”
  • French: “Erechthéion”
  • French: “Érechthéion”
  • Galician: “Erecteion”
  • Galician: “Erecteión”
  • German: “Erechteion”
  • German: “Erechtheion”
  • Greek: “Ερέχθειο”
  • Greek: “Ερέχθειον”
  • Greek: “Έρέχθειον”
  • Hebrew: “ארכתאום”
  • Hebrew: “ארכתאון”
  • Hebrew: “ארכתיאון”
  • Hungarian: “Erekhtheion”
  • Icelandic: “Erekþeion”
  • Indonesian: “Erechtheum”
  • Indonesian: “Erekhtheion”
  • Indonesian: “Erekhtheum”
  • Italian: “Eretteo”
  • Japanese: “エレクテイオン”
  • Javanese: “Erekhtheion”
  • Kazakh: “Эрехтейон”
  • Korean: “에레크테이온”
  • Latin: “Erechtheum”
  • Lithuanian: “Erechtejonas”
  • Lithuanian: “Erechtėjonas”
  • Luxembourgish: “Erechtheion”
  • Narom: “Érechtheion”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Erekhtheion”
  • Norwegian: “Erekhtheion”
  • Persian: “ارختیون”
  • Polish: “Erechtejon”
  • Portuguese: “Erecteion”
  • Portuguese: “Erectéion”
  • Portuguese: “Erectêion”
  • Portuguese: “Templo Erechthion”
  • Romanian: “Erechteion”
  • Romanian: “Erechtheion”
  • Russian: “Портик кариатид”
  • Russian: “Эрехтейон”
  • Russian: “Эрехтеум”
  • Russian: “Эрехфейон”
  • Serbian: “Erehtejon”
  • Serbian: “Έρέχθειον”
  • Serbian: “Ерехтејон”
  • Serbian: “Ерехтеон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Erehteion”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Erehtejon”
  • Slovak: “Erechteion”
  • Slovak: “Erechtheion”
  • Slovenian: “Erehtejon”
  • Spanish: “Erecteion”
  • Spanish: “Erecteión”
  • Spanish: “Erecteon”
  • Spanish: “Erecteón”
  • Swedish: “Erechteum”
  • Swedish: “Erechtheion”
  • Tatar: “Эрехтейон борынгы гыйбадәтханәсе”
  • Turkish: “Erehteyon”
  • Turkish: “Erekhtheion”
  • Ukrainian: “Арехтейон”
  • Ukrainian: “Ерехтейон”
  • Urdu: “ایریکتھیون”

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