Museum of Ancient Greek Technology
The Museum of Ancient Greek Technology "Kostas Kotsanas" is a private museum focused on ancient Greek technology and other cultural achievements of ancient Greece.Photo: Drjwolfe, Public domain.
- Type: Museum
- Description: technology museum in Katakolo, Elis, Greece
- Also known as: “Kotsanas museum”, “Kotsanas museum of ancient greek technology”, and “museum of Ancient Greek Technology”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Katakolo railway station and Pheia.
Katakolo railway station
Railway station
Photo: MIGORMCZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Katakolo railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Katakolo, Elis in Western Greece, Greece. Located in the centre of Katakolo, close to the harbour and ferry port, the station was opened in 1882 by the Pyrgos-Katakolo Railway Company.
Pheia
Archaeological site
Pheia or Phea was a city of ancient Elis in the Pisatis, situated upon the isthmus connecting the promontory Ichthys with the mainland. Pheia is mentioned by Homer, who places it near the Iardanus, which is apparently the mountain torrent north of Ichthys, and which flows into the sea on the northern side of the lofty mountain Skaphídi. Pheia is situated 2 km north of Museum of Ancient Greek Technology.
Pontikokastro
Castle
Pontikokastro, known in French as Beauvoir and Italian as Belveder during the late Middle Ages, is a Byzantine castle in Agios Andreas, Katakolo, in the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece. Pontikokastro is situated 2 km north of Museum of Ancient Greek Technology.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Katakolo and Korakochori.
Katakolo
Village
Photo: Balou46, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Katakolo is a seaside village in the municipality of Pyrgos in western Elis, Greece. It is situated on a headland overlooking the Ionian Sea and separating the Gulf of Kyparissia from the rest of the Ionian.
Korakochori
Village
Korakochori is a village and a community in the municipality of Pyrgos, Elis, Greece. The community includes the small villages Agios Andreas, Kallithea and Bouka. Korakochori is situated 3 km north of Museum of Ancient Greek Technology.
Leventochori
Village
Leventochori is a village in the municipality of Pyrgos, Elis, Greece. It is located near the Ionian Sea, at the foot of a low hill. It is 1 km south of Skafidia, 3 km west of Skourochori, 4 km northeast of Katakolo and 10 km west of Pyrgos town centre. Leventochori is situated 4½ km north of Museum of Ancient Greek Technology.
Museum of Ancient Greek Technology
- Categories: technology museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Pyrgos, Elis, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.64801° or 37° 38′ 53″ northLongitude
21.31581° or 21° 18′ 57″ eastOperator
Kostas KotsanasOpen location code
8G93J8X8+68OpenStreetMap ID
node 4901522682OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q15260365
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Greek—“Museum of Ancient Greek Technology” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Antiikin kreikkalaisen tekniikan museo”
- French: “musée des Technologies de la Grèce antique”
- French: “Musée des technologies de la Grèce antique”
- French: “Musée des Technologies des Grecs de l’Antiquité”
- German: “Museum für Altgriechische Technik”
- Greek: “Μουσείο Αρχαίας Ελληνικής Τεχνολογίας «Κώστας Κοτσανάς»”
- Greek: “Μουσείο Αρχαίας Ελληνικής Τεχνολογίας Κώστα Κοτσανά”
- Greek: “Μουσείο Αρχαίας Ελληνικής Τεχνολογίας”
- Greek: “Μουσείο Κοτσανά”
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