Keramikos
Kerameikos also known by its Latinized form Ceramicus, is an area of Athens, Greece, located to the northwest of the Acropolis, which includes an extensive area both within and outside the ancient city walls, on both sides of the Dipylon Gate and by the banks of the Eridanos River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC0.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: ancient graveyard and neighborhood in Athens
- Also known as: “Kerameikos”, “Kerameikós”, and “Keramikós Cemetery”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dipylon and Parthenon.
Dipylon
Archaeological site
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dipylon was the main gate in the city wall of Classical Athens. Located in the modern suburb of Kerameikos, it led to the namesake ancient cemetery, and to the roads connecting Athens with the rest of Greece.
Parthenon
Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Temple of Hephaestus
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Temple of Hephaestus or Hephaisteion, is a well-preserved Greek temple dedicated to Hephaestus; it remains standing largely intact today. It is a Doric peripteral temple, and is located at the north-west side of the Agora of Athens, on top of the Agoraios Kolonos hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thiseio and Psyri.
Thiseio
Neighborhood
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thiseio or Thissio is a traditional neighbourhood in the old city of Athens, Greece, northwest of the Acropolis, and surrounded by the archaeological sites of the Agora, Keramikos and Pnyx.
Psyri
Neighborhood
Photo: Badseed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Psyri or Psiri or Psyrri or Psirri is a gentrified neighbourhood in Athens, Greece, today known for its restaurants, bars, live music tavernas, and small number of hotels.
Metaxourgio
Neighborhood
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Metaxourgeio or Metaxourgio, meaning "silk mill", is a neighbourhood of Athens, Greece. The neighbourhood is located north of the historical centre of Athens, between Kolonos to the west and Plateia Vathi to the east, and north of Kerameikos.
Keramikos
- Categories: ancient Greek necropolis, Samian Ware Discovery Site, and locality
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.97873° or 37° 58′ 43″ northLongitude
23.71951° or 23° 43′ 10″ eastElevation
50 metres (164 feet)Open location code
8G95XPH9+FROpenStreetMap ID
node 2096172464OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Keramikos” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كيراميكوس”
- Bulgarian: “Керамейк”
- Catalan: “Ceramic”
- Catalan: “Ceràmic”
- Cebuano: “Kerameikos (arkiyolohiyang dapit sa Gresya)”
- Cebuano: “Kerameikos”
- Chechen: “Керамик”
- Chinese: “凯拉米克斯”
- Czech: “Kerameikos”
- Danish: “Kerameikos”
- Dutch: “Kerameikos”
- Esperanto: “Keramiko”
- Finnish: “Kerameikos”
- French: “Céramique”
- Georgian: “კერამეიკოსი”
- German: “Kerameikos”
- Greek: “Κεραμεικος”
- Greek: “Κεραμεικός”
- Icelandic: “Kerameikos”
- Italian: “Ceramico”
- Japanese: “ケラメイコス”
- Korean: “케라메이코스”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Ceramic”
- Polish: “Keramejkos”
- Portuguese: “Cerâmico”
- Portuguese: “Kerameikos”
- Russian: “Керамик”
- Slovenian: “Kerameikos”
- Spanish: “Ceramico”
- Spanish: “Cerámico”
- Swedish: “Kerameikos”
- Turkish: “Kerami”
- Turkish: “Keramikos”
- Ukrainian: “Керамікос”
- Urdu: “کیرامیکوس”
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