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Asclepieion of Athens

The Asclepieion of Athens was the sanctuary built in honour of the gods Asclepius and Hygieia, located west of the Theatre of Dionysos and east of the Pelargikon wall on the southern escarpment of the Acropolis hill.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: temple complex in ancient Athens
  • Also known as: “Asklepieion”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parthenon and Erechtheion.

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The is a former temple on the , Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of classical Greek art, and the is considered an enduring symbol of ancient Greece, democracy, and Western civilization.

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The or Temple of Athena Polias is an ancient Greek Ionic temple on the north side of the , , which was primarily dedicated to the goddess Athena. is situated 140 metres north of Asclepieion of Athens.

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The is an ancient Greek theatre in . It is built on the south slope of the hill, originally part of the sanctuary of Dionysus Eleuthereus. is situated 120 metres east of Asclepieion of Athens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anafiotika and Acropolis.

Neighborhood
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is a scenic tiny neighborhood of the center of , part of the old historical neighborhood called . It lies on the northeast side of the .

Neighborhood
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Makrygianni or Makriyanni is a neighborhood of , . Also known as , it is located in the south side of and bounded between the avenues Dionysiou Areopagitou and Syngrou.

Quarter
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Pláka is the old historical neighborhood of , clustered around the northern and eastern slopes of the , and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture.

Asclepieion of Athens

Latitude
37.97082° or 37° 58′ 15″ north
Longitude
23.72639° or 23° 43′ 35″ east
Elevation
122 metres (400 feet)
Operator
Εφορεία Αρχαιοτήτων Αθηνών
Open location code
8G95XPCG+8H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 352100412
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
12022113
Wiki­data ID
Q2278514
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Asclepieion of Athens” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Asclepeion d’Atenes”
  • Catalan: “Santuari d’Asclepi”
  • Chinese: “雅典阿斯克勒庇神廟”
  • Dutch: “Asklepieion”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد اسكليبييون اثينا”
  • Finnish: “Asklepieion”
  • French: “Asclépiéion d’Athènes”
  • Galician: “Santuario de Asclepio”
  • Greek: “Ασκληπιείο Αθηνών”
  • Greek: “Ασκληπιείο της Αθήνας”
  • Greek: “Ασκληπιείο”
  • Italian: “Asclepieion”
  • Italian: “Asklepieion”
  • Italian: “Santuario di Asclepio”
  • Japanese: “アテネのアスクレピエイオン”
  • Spanish: “Asclepeion de Atenas”
  • Spanish: “Asklepieion de Atenas”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Asclepieion of Athens”. Photo: DerHexer, CC BY-SA 4.0.