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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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of around 130 metres (420 feet)
  • …is also known as “Erechtheum”
  • …is not wheelchair accessible
  • Description: ancient Greek temple on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens

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Erechtheion

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Latitude
37.9721° or 37° 58′ 20″ north
Longitude
23.72645° or 23° 43′ 35″ east
Open location code
8G95XPCG+RH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 910010334
Open­Street­Map feature
building = yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic = ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism = attraction
Geo­Names ID
8354433
Wiki­data ID
Q242741

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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Urdu—“Erechtheion” goes by many names.
ἘρέχθειονAncient Greek (to 1453)
ارخثيونArabic
الأخرثيونArabic
ԷրեքթեոնArmenian
ÈrèctèonArpitan
ErexteyonAzerbaijani
ErekteionBasque
ErektionBasque
ЕрехтейонBulgarian
ErecteiónCatalan
ErectèonCatalan
厄瑞克忒翁神庙Chinese
ErehteionCroatian
ErehtejCroatian
ErehtejonCroatian
ErechtheionCzech
ErechtheionDutch
ErechtheumDutch
ارخثيونEgyptian Arabic
EreĥteionoEsperanto
ErechtheionEstonian
ErekhteionFinnish
ErekhtheionFinnish
ErekteionFinnish
ÉrechthéionFrench
ErecteiónGalician
ErechteionGerman
ErechtheionGerman
ΕρέχθειοGreek
ΕρέχθειονGreek
ארכתאוםHebrew
ארכתאוןHebrew
ארכתיאוןHebrew
ErekhtheionHungarian
ErekþeionIcelandic
ErechtheumIndonesian
ErekhtheionIndonesian
ErekhtheumIndonesian
EretteoItalian
エレクテイオンJapanese
ErekhtheionJavanese
ÉrechtheionJèrriais
ЭрехтейонKazakh
에레크테이온Korean
ErechtheumLatin
ErechtėjonasLithuanian
ErechtheionLuxembourgish
ErekhtheionNorwegian
ErekhtheionNorwegian Bokmål
ارختیونPersian
ErechtejonPolish
ErectêionPortuguese
Templo ErechthionPortuguese
ErechteionRomanian
ErechtheionRomanian
Портик кариатидRussian
ЭрехтейонRussian
ЭрехтеумRussian
ЭрехфейонRussian
ErehtejonSerbian
ΈρέχθειονSerbian
ЕрехтејонSerbian
ЕрехтеонSerbian
ErehteionSerbo-Croatian
ErehtejonSerbo-Croatian
ඉරෙක්තියන්Sinhala
ErechteionSlovak
ErechtheionSlovak
ErehtejonSlovenian
ErecteiónSpanish
ErecteónSpanish
ErechteumSwedish
ErechtheionSwedish
Эрехтейон борынгы гыйбадәтханәсеTatar
ErehteyonTurkish
ErekhtheionTurkish
АрехтейонUkrainian
ЕрехтейонUkrainian
ایریکتھیونUrdu

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