Kouros of Apollonas
The Kouros of Apollonas, also called the Colossus of Dionysus, is a 10.7 metre tall unfinished statue of light grey Naxian marble with a weight of around 80 tonnes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: archaic statue in Greece
- Also known as: “Colossus of Dionysus” and “Statue of Dionysos”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tower of Ayia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Apollonas and Mesi.
Mesi
Village
Mesi is a mountain village on the island Naxos, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit Drymalia. Its name is probably due to its location in the middle between Komiaki and the northeastern coast of Naxos. Mesi is situated 3½ km south of Kouros of Apollonas.
Koronis
Village
Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Koronis is a village, which is situated 4 km southwest of Kouros of Apollonas.
Kouros of Apollonas
- Categories: sculpture, unfinished creative work, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Small Cyclades, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.17913° or 37° 10′ 45″ northLongitude
25.54822° or 25° 32′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8G975GHX+M7OpenStreetMap ID
node 534262993OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q1167127
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Kouros of Apollonas” goes by many names.
- French: “Kouros d’Apollona”
- French: “Kouros d’Apollonas”
- German: “Kouros von Apollonas”
- Greek: “Κούρος του Απόλλωνα”
- Spanish: “Kuros de Apolonas”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Archaic marble quarry and Source.
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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 “Kouros of Apollonas”. Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0.