King Leonidas Statue
King Leonidas Statue is a memorial in Sparti, Laconia. King Leonidas Statue is situated nearby to Municipal Stadium of Sparti, as well as near the art gallery Koumantareios Gallery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Sparta and Temple of Artemis Orthia.
Archaeological Museum of Sparta
Museum
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Archaeological Museum of Sparta, founded in 1875, is a museum in Sparta, Greece that houses thousands of artifacts from the ancient Acropolis of Sparta and the rest of the municipality of Laconia. Archaeological Museum of Sparta is situated 600 metres southeast of King Leonidas Statue.
Temple of Artemis Orthia
Ruins
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC0.
The Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia, an Archaic site devoted in Classical times to Artemis, was one of the most important religious sites in the Greek city-state of Sparta, and continued to be used into the fourth century CE, when all non-Christian worship was banned during the persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire. Temple of Artemis Orthia is situated 730 metres northeast of King Leonidas Statue.
Menelaion
Archaeological site
The Menelaion is an archaeological site in Laconia, Greece, located approximately 5 km from the modern city of Sparta. The geographical structure of this site includes a hill complex. The archaic name of the place is mentioned as Therapne. Menelaion is situated 2½ km southeast of King Leonidas Statue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sparta and Magoula.
Sparta
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Sparta is a city and municipality in the Peloponnese region of Greece, and the capital of the Laconia regional unit. It lies at the site of ancient Sparta within the Evrotas Valley.
Magoula
Suburb
Magoula is a district of modern Sparta city in Laconia, Greece. It is the former seat of the Mystras municipality. It is basically the evolution of a small village that has been attached to the growing Sparta city.
Kladas
Village
Photo: LeoAs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kladas is a small village which is located about 5 kilometers north of the city of Sparta and belongs to the municipality of Sparta. The village was named after Krokodeilos Kladas, a medieval Greek military leader. Kladas is situated 3 km north of King Leonidas Statue.
King Leonidas Statue
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑBΕ ΤΟΝΔΕ ΑΝΔΡΙΑΝΤΑ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΕΩΝΙΔΑ ΣΥΝ ΤΩ ΗΡΩΩ ΤΟΥΤΩ O ΕΚ ΛΑΚΕΔΑΙΜΟΝΟΣ ΠΑΝΟΣ Σ. ΚΟΥΜΑΝΤΑΡΟΣ ΤΗ ΣΠΑΡΤΗ ΑΝΕΘΗΚΕΝ 1968”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Sparti, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.07911° or 37° 4′ 45″ northLongitude
22.42838° or 22° 25′ 42″ eastOpen location code
8G943CHH+J9OpenStreetMap ID
node 1399391076OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
From German to Italian—“King Leonidas Statue” goes by many names.
- German: “König Leonidas”
- Greek: “Άγαλμα Λεωνίδα”
- Italian: “Statua di Leonida”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Municipal Stadium of Sparti and Koumantareios Gallery.
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