Erechtheion
The Erechtheion or Temple of Athena Polias is an ancient Greek Ionic temple, on the north side of the Acropolis, Athens, that was primarily dedicated to the goddess Athena.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: ancient Greek temple on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens
- Also known as: “Erechtejonas”, “Erechteum”, “Erechthéion”, “Erechtheum”, “Erectéion”, “Erectêion”, “Erecteon”, “Erekhteion”, “Erekhtheum”, “Erektion”, “Templo Erechthion”, “Ερέχθειον”, “Έρέχθειον”, “Ерехтеон”, “Портик кариатид”, “Эрехтеум”, “Эрехфейон”, “ארכתאום”, “ארכתיאון”, and “الأخرثيون”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Parthenon and Pandroseion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anafiotika and Plaka.
Erechtheion
- Categories: ancient Greek temple, archaeological site, ruins, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.9721° or 37° 58′ 20″ north
Longitude
23.72645° or 23° 43′ 35″ east
Elevation
129 metres (423 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8G95XPCG+RH
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OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=ruins
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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”
- Armenian: “Էրեքթեոն”
- Arpitan: “Èrèctèon”
- Azerbaijani: “Erexteyon”
- Basque: “Erekteion”
- Bulgarian: “Ерехтейон”
- Catalan: “Erectèon”
- Chinese: “厄瑞克忒翁神庙”
- Croatian: “Erehtej”
- Czech: “Erechtheion”
- Dutch: “Erechtheion”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ارخثيون”
- Esperanto: “Ereĥteiono”
- Estonian: “Erechtheion”
- Finnish: “Erekhtheion”
- French: “Érechthéion”
- Galician: “Erecteion”
- German: “Erechteion”
- German: “Erechtheion”
- Greek: “Ερέχθειο”
- Hebrew: “ארכתאון”
- Hungarian: “Erekhtheion”
- Icelandic: “Erekþeion”
- Indonesian: “Erekhtheion”
- Italian: “Eretteo”
- Japanese: “エレクテイオン”
- Javanese: “Erekhtheion”
- Jèrriais: “Érechtheion”
- Kazakh: “Эрехтейон”
- Korean: “에레크테이온”
- Latin: “Erechtheum”
- Lithuanian: “Erechtėjonas”
- Luxembourgish: “Erechtheion”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Erekhtheion”
- Norwegian: “Erekhtheion”
- Persian: “ارختیون”
- Polish: “Erechtejon”
- Portuguese: “Erecteion”
- Romanian: “Erechteion”
- Romanian: “Erechtheion”
- Russian: “Эрехтейон”
- Serbian: “Erehtejon”
- Serbian: “Ерехтејон”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Erehteion”
- Sinhala: “ඉරෙක්තියන්”
- Slovak: “Erechtheion”
- Slovenian: “Erehtejon”
- Spanish: “Erecteión”
- Spanish: “Erecteón”
- Swedish: “Erechtheion”
- Tatar: “Эрехтейон борынгы гыйбадәтханәсе”
- Turkish: “Erehteyon”
- Turkish: “Erekhtheion”
- Ukrainian: “Арехтейон”
- Ukrainian: “Ерехтейон”
- Urdu: “ایریکتھیون”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Monastiràki and Μακρυγιάννη.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: The Pandroseion and The Erechtheion.
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