Acropolis
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighborhood of Athens
- Also known as: “Akropoli”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Parthenon and Acropolis Museum.
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.
Acropolis Museum
Museum
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Acropolis Museum is an archaeological museum focused on the findings of the archaeological site of the Acropolis of Athens. The museum was built to house every artifact found on the rock and on the surrounding slopes, from the Greek Bronze Age to Roman and Byzantine Greece.
Erechtheion
Photo: Chepry, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Makrygianni and Anafiotika.
Makrygianni
Neighborhood
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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.
Koukaki
Neighborhood
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Koukaki is a southeast neighbourhood of Athens, Greece.
Acropolis
- Category: locality
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.96844° or 37° 58′ 6″ northLongitude
23.72556° or 23° 43′ 32″ eastElevation
92 metres (302 feet)Open location code
8G95XP9G+96OpenStreetMap ID
node 2096058929OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Acropolis” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Acropolis”
- Finnish: “Akrópoli”
- French: “Acropole”
- French: “Acropolis”
- German: “Akropolis”
- German: “Athen/Akropolis”
- Greek: “Ακρόπολη (συνοικία)”
- Greek: “Ακρόπολη”
- Hebrew: “אקרופוליס (שכונה)”
- Hebrew: “שכונת אקרופוליס”
- Hebrew: “שכונת האקרופוליס”
- Italian: “Acropoli di Atene”
- Italian: “Acropoli”
- Russian: “Акрополь”
- Ukrainian: “Акрополь”
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