Temple of Athena Nike
The Temple of Athena Nike is a temple on the Acropolis of Athens, dedicated to the goddesses Athena and Nike. Built around 420 BC, the temple is the earliest fully Ionic temple on the Acropolis.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Temple
- Description: ancient Greek temple built in the fifth century CE on the Acropolis of Athens in honor of Athena as the goddess of victory, located in Athens Municipality, Greece
- Also known as: “Temple of Athena Apteros”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parthenon and Erechtheion.
Parthenon
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The Parthenon is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of classical Greek art, and the Parthenon is considered an enduring symbol of ancient Greece, Western civilization, and democracy. Parthenon is situated 150 metres east of Temple of Athena Nike.
Erechtheion
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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. Erechtheion is situated 150 metres northeast of Temple of Athena Nike.
Areopagus
Peak
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The Areopagus was a principal council of ancient Athens, later serving mainly as a judicial body responsible for cases of homicide, wounding, and certain religious offenses.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anafiotika and Acropolis.
Anafiotika
Neighborhood
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Anafiotika is a scenic tiny neighborhood of the center of Athens, part of the old historical neighborhood called Plaka. It lies on the northeast side of the Acropolis hill.
Acropolis
Neighborhood
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Makrygianni or Makriyanni is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. Also known as Acropolis, it is located in the south side of Acropolis and bounded between the avenues Dionysiou Areopagitou and Syngrou.
Asteroskopeio
Neighborhood
Photo: Dimboukas, Public domain.
Asteroskopeio, meaning 'observatory', is a neighborhood of the center of Athens, Greece. It is located between Thiseio and Nymphon Hill. The neighbourhood named after the National Observatory of Athens that was built in Nymphon Hill in 1842, thanks to the donation of wealthy Greek Georgios Sinas.
Temple of Athena Nike
- Categories: ancient Greek temple, archaeological site, and religion
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Temple of Athena Nike” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معبد أثينا نيكه”
- Armenian: “Աթենաս Նիկե աստվածուհու տաճար”
- Basque: “Atena Nikeren tenplua”
- Belarusian: “Храм Нікі Аптэрас”
- Catalan: “Temple d’Atena Nice”
- Catalan: “temple de Nice Àptera”
- Catalan: “Temple de Nice Àptera”
- Chinese: “勝利女神神廟”
- Chinese: “胜利女神神庙”
- Chinese: “雅典娜·尼刻神廟”
- Chinese: “雅典娜勝利神廟”
- Chinese: “雅典娜尼刻神廟”
- Croatian: “Hram Atene Nike”
- Czech: “Chrám Athény Niké”
- Dutch: “Nike-tempel”
- Dutch: “Nikè-tempel”
- Dutch: “Niketempel”
- Dutch: “Nikètempel”
- Dutch: “Tempel van Nike”
- Dutch: “Tempel van Nikè”
- Esperanto: “Templo de Atena Nike”
- Finnish: “Athene Niken temppeli”
- French: “Temple d’Athena Nike”
- French: “Temple d’Athéna Niké”
- French: “temple d’Athéna Nikè”
- French: “Temple d’Athéna Nikè”
- Galician: “Templo de Atenea Nike”
- Galician: “Templo de Nike Áptera”
- German: “Athena-Nike-Tempel”
- German: “Niketempel”
- German: “Tempel der Athena Nike”
- German: “Tempel der Nike Apteros”
- Greek: “Ναός Αθηνάς Νίκης”
- Greek: “Ναός της Αθηνάς Νίκης”
- Greek: “Ναός της Απτέρου Νίκης”
- Hebrew: “מקדש אתנה ניקה”
- Icelandic: “Hof Aþenu Nike”
- Italian: “Tempio di Atena Nike”
- Japanese: “アテーナー・ニーケー神殿”
- Japanese: “アテナ・ニケ神殿”
- Kazakh: “Қанатсыз Ника ғибадатханасы”
- Korean: “아테나 니케 신전”
- Korean: “아테나 니케의 신전”
- Latin: “Aedes Victoriae Involucris (Athenae)”
- Latin: “Aedes Victoriae Involucris”
- Lithuanian: “Atėnės Nikės šventykla”
- Persian: “معبد آتنا نیکه”
- Polish: “Apteros”
- Polish: “Nike Apteros”
- Polish: “Świątynia Ateny Nike”
- Portuguese: “Templo de atena nica”
- Portuguese: “Templo de Atena Nice”
- Portuguese: “Templo de atena nike”
- Portuguese: “Templo de atena niké”
- Portuguese: “Templo de atenas nica”
- Portuguese: “Templo de Athena Niké”
- Romanian: “Atena Nike”
- Romanian: “Templul Atenei Nike”
- Romanian: “Templul Victoriei neînaripate”
- Russian: “Храм Ники Аптерос”
- Serbian: “Храм Атине Нике”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Atena Nike”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Athena Nike”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Hram Atene Nike”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Hram Atine Nike”
- Slovak: “Chrám Atény Niké”
- Slovenian: “Tempelj Atene Nike”
- Spanish: “Templo de Atenea Nike”
- Spanish: “Templo de Atenea Niké”
- Swedish: “Athena Niketemplet”
- Tatar: “Афина-Ника Аптерос гыйбадәтханәсе”
- Turkish: “Athena Nike Tapınağı”
- Turkish: “Athena-Nike Tapınağı”
- Ukrainian: “Храм Ніки Аптерос”
- Urdu: “ایتھینا نائکی کا مندر”
- Vietnamese: “Đền Athena Nike”
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