Attica
Athens Prefecture
Athens

Athena Promachos statue place

The Athena Promachos was a colossal bronze statue of Athena sculpted by Phidias, which stood between the Propylaea and the on the Acropolis of Athens.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient sculpture of Phidias in Athens Acropolis
  • Also known as: “Athena Promachos”

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, Western civilization, and democracy.

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The or Temple of Athena Polias is an ancient Greek Ionic temple, on the north side of the , , that was primarily dedicated to the goddess Athena.

Peak
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The was a principal council of ancient Athens, later serving mainly as a judicial body responsible for cases of homicide, wounding, and certain religious offenses.

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.

Athena Promachos statue place

Latitude
37.97182° or 37° 58′ 19″ north
Longitude
23.72567° or 23° 43′ 32″ east
Open location code
8G95XPCG+P7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1584057565
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q755221
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Ukrainian—“Athena Promachos statue place” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ἀθηνᾶ Πρόμαχος”
  • Arabic: “أثينا بروماخوس”
  • Arabic: “تمثال أثينا بروماتشوس”
  • Armenian: “Աթենաս Պրոմաքոսի արձան”
  • Basque: “Atena Promakos”
  • Basque: “Atenea Promakos”
  • Belarusian: “Афіна Прамахас”
  • Catalan: “estàtua d’Atena Pròmacos”
  • Catalan: “Estàtua d’Atena Pròmacos”
  • Chinese: “雅典娜普羅馬科斯像”
  • Danish: “Athena Promachos”
  • Dutch: “Athena Promachos”
  • Finnish: “Athene Promakhos”
  • French: “statue d’Athéna Promachos”
  • French: “Statue d’Athéna Promachos”
  • Galician: “Atenea Promacos”
  • Galician: “Estatua de Atenea Prómakhos”
  • German: “Athena Promachos”
  • German: “Statue der Athena Promachos”
  • Greek: “Άγαλμα Αθηνάς Προμάχου”
  • Greek: “Άγαλμα της Προμάχου Αθηνάς”
  • Hebrew: “אתנה פרומכה”
  • Icelandic: “Aþena Promakkos”
  • Icelandic: “Stytta Aþenu Promakkos”
  • Icelandic: “Stytta Aþenu Promakkosar”
  • Indonesian: “Athena Promakhos”
  • Irish: “Atéiné Prómachós”
  • Irish: “Dealbh de Athena Promachos”
  • Italian: “Atena Promachos”
  • Italian: “Statua di Atena Promachos”
  • Japanese: “アテナ・プロマコスの像”
  • Polish: “Atena Promachos”
  • Polish: “Miejsce statuy Ateny”
  • Portuguese: “Atena Promacos”
  • Portuguese: “Estátua de Atena Promacos”
  • Russian: “Афина Промахос”
  • Russian: “Афина-Промахос”
  • Russian: “Место статуи Афины Промахос”
  • Russian: “Статуя Афины Промахос”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Atena Promahos”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Athena Promachos”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Atina Promahos”
  • Slovenian: “Atena Promahos”
  • Spanish: “Atenea promacos”
  • Spanish: “Atenea Promacos”
  • Spanish: “Atenea Promakhos”
  • Spanish: “Estatua de Atenea Promacos”
  • Swedish: “Athena Promachos”
  • Tatar: “Афина Промахос сыны”
  • Ukrainian: “Афіна Промахос”

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Highlights include Arriforion and The Temple of Athena Nike.

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