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.
- Type: Temple
- Description: ancient temple on the Athenian Acropolis
- Also known as: “Αρχαίος ναός της Αθηνάς” and “古帕德嫩神廟”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Parthenon and Erechtheion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anafiotika and Plaka.
Old Temple of Athena
- Categories: ancient Greek temple, archaeological site, and religion
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.97191° or 37° 58′ 19″ north
Longitude
23.72627° or 23° 43′ 35″ east
Elevation
146 metres (479 feet)
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.
- Armenian: “Աթենասի հին տաճար”
- Belarusian: “Гекатампедон”
- Catalan: “temple d’Atena”
- Catalan: “Temple d’Atena”
- Chinese: “古代神殿”
- Dutch: “Oude Athenatempel”
- Egyptian Arabic: “معبد اثينا القديم”
- Finnish: “Athene Poliaan temppeli”
- Finnish: “Athene Poliaksen temppeli”
- French: “ancien temple d’Athéna”
- French: “Temple d’Athéna Polias”
- Galician: “Antigo templo de Atenea”
- German: “Alter Athena-Tempel”
- Greek: “Ιερό της Πολιάδος Αθηνάς”
- Hebrew: “מקדש אתנה הישן”
- Icelandic: “Eldra hof Aþenu”
- Italian: “Antico tempio di Atena Poliàs”
- Japanese: “アテナ神殿”
- Polish: “stara świątynia Ateny”
- Polish: “Stara świątynia Ateny”
- Portuguese: “Antigo Templo de Atenas”
- Russian: “Гекатомпедон”
- Spanish: “Antiguo templo de Atenea”
- Swedish: “Athenas gamla tempel”
- Ukrainian: “Гекатомпедон”
- Western Armenian: “Աթենայի հին տաճար”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Aérides and Monastiraki.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Propylaia and Saint Symeon.
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