Old Temple of Athena
The Old Temple of Athena or the Archaios Neos was an archaic Greek limestone Doric temple on the Acropolis of Athens probably built in the second half of the sixth-century BCE, and which housed the xoanon of Athena Polias.
- Temple
- …lies at an elevation of around 150 metres (480 feet)
- Description: ancient temple on the Athenian Acropolis
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Old Temple of Athena
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Latitude
37.97191° or 37° 58′ 19″ north
Longitude
23.72627° or 23° 43′ 35″ east
Open location code
8G95XPCG+QG
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Old Temple of Athena” goes by many names.
Աթենասի հին տաճարArmenian
ГекатампедонBelarusian
Temple d’AtenaCatalan
古代神殿Chinese
古帕德嫩神廟Chinese
Oude AthenatempelDutch
معبد اثينا القديمEgyptian Arabic
Athene Poliaan temppeliFinnish
Athene Poliaksen temppeliFinnish
Antigo templo de AteneaGalician
Αρχαίος ναός της ΑθηνάςGreek
Ιερό της Πολιάδος ΑθηνάςGreek
מקדש אתנה הישןHebrew
Eldra hof AþenuIcelandic
Antico tempio di Atena PoliàsItalian
アテナ神殿Japanese
Stara świątynia AtenyPolish
ГекатомпедонRussian
Athenas gamla tempelSwedish
ГекатомпедонUkrainian
Աթենայի հին տաճարWestern Armenian
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