Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth
The Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth was constructed between 1931 and 1932, with intentions to display the numerous recent archaeological excavations.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Greece
- Also known as: “Archaeological Museum of Corinth”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Temple of Apollo and Temple E at Corinth.
Temple of Apollo
Temple
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Temple of Apollo is situated 100 metres northeast of Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth.
Pirene fountain
Ruins
Photo: MM, Public domain.
Pirene or Peirene is the name of a fountain or spring in Greek mythology, physically located in Corinth. It was said to be a favored watering-hole of Pegasus, sacred to the Muses. Pirene fountain is situated 190 metres east of Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ancient Corinth and Examilia.
Ancient Corinth
Village
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC0.
Corinth was a city-state on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnese peninsula to the mainland of Greece, roughly halfway between Athens and Sparta.
Examilia
Village
Examilia is a town in the municipality of Corinth, Greece. It is situated about 5 km south of Corinth, and 6 km west of Kechries. The name likely derives from the adjacent Hexamilion Wall, although it had not been in use for some time before the town was founded. Examilia is situated 4½ km east of Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth.
Lechaio
Town
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lechaio is a village in the municipal unit of Assos-Lechaio in Corinthia, Greece. It is situated on the coast of the Gulf of Corinth, 8 km west of Corinth and 12 km southeast of Kiato. Lechaio is situated 4½ km northwest of Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth.
Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth
- Categories: archaeological museum, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Corinth, Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Museu Arqueològic de l’antiga Corint”
- Chinese: “古科林斯考古學博物館”
- Esperanto: “Arkeologia Muzeo de Antikva Korinto”
- Esperanto: “Arkeologia Muzeo de Korinto”
- Finnish: “Antiikin Korintin arkeologinen museo”
- French: “musée archéologique de l’ancienne Corinthe”
- French: “Musée archéologique de l’ancienne Corinthe”
- German: “Archäologisches Museum des antiken Korinth”
- Greek: “Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Αρχαίας Κορίνθου”
- Greek: “Μουσείο Αρχαίας Κορίνθου”
- Italian: “Museo archeologico dell’antica Corinto”
- Spanish: “Museo Arqueológico de la Antigua Corinto”
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