The Temple of Athena Nike

The Temple of Athena Nike is a temple on the , dedicated to the goddesses Athena and Nike. Built around 420 BC, the is the earliest fully Ionic temple on the Acropolis.
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  • Type: Sign
  • Description: ancient Greek temple built in the fifth century CE on the Acropolis of Athens in honor of Athena as the goddess of victory, located in Athens Municipality, Greece
  • Also known as: “Temple of Athena Apteros” and “Temple of Athena Nike”

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 civilisation, and democracy. is situated 100 metres east of The Temple of Athena Nike.

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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. is situated 110 metres northeast of The Temple of Athena Nike.

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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.

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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.

The Temple of Athena Nike

Latitude
37.97144° or 37° 58′ 17″ north
Longitude
23.72547° or 23° 43′ 32″ east
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“The Temple of Athena Nike” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبد أثينا نيكه”
  • Armenian: “Աթենաս Նիկե աստվածուհու տաճար”
  • Basque: “Atena Nikeren tenplua”
  • Belarusian: “Храм Нікі Аптэрас”
  • Catalan: “Temple d’Atena Nice”
  • Catalan: “temple de Nice Àptera”
  • Catalan: “Temple de Nice Àptera”
  • Chinese: “勝利女神神廟”
  • Chinese: “胜利女神神庙”
  • Chinese: “雅典娜·尼刻神廟”
  • Chinese: “雅典娜勝利神廟”
  • Chinese: “雅典娜尼刻神廟”
  • Croatian: “Hram Atene Nike”
  • Czech: “Chrám Athény Niké”
  • Dutch: “Nike-tempel”
  • Dutch: “Nikè-tempel”
  • Dutch: “Niketempel”
  • Dutch: “Nikètempel”
  • Dutch: “Tempel van Nike”
  • Dutch: “Tempel van Nikè”
  • Esperanto: “Templo de Atena Nike”
  • Finnish: “Athene Niken temppeli”
  • French: “Temple d’Athena Nike”
  • French: “Temple d’Athéna Niké”
  • French: “temple d’Athéna Nikè”
  • French: “Temple d’Athéna Nikè”
  • Galician: “Templo de Atenea Nike”
  • Galician: “Templo de Nike Áptera”
  • German: “Athena-Nike-Tempel”
  • German: “Niketempel”
  • German: “Tempel der Athena Nike”
  • German: “Tempel der Nike Apteros”
  • Greek: “Ναός Αθηνάς Νίκης”
  • Greek: “Ναός της Αθηνάς Νίκης”
  • Greek: “Ναός της Απτέρου Νίκης”
  • Greek: “Ο Ναός της Αθηνάς Νίκης”
  • Hebrew: “מקדש אתנה ניקה”
  • Icelandic: “Hof Aþenu Nike”
  • Italian: “Tempio di Atena Nike”
  • Japanese: “アテーナー・ニーケー神殿”
  • Japanese: “アテナ・ニケ神殿”
  • Kazakh: “Қанатсыз Ника ғибадатханасы”
  • Korean: “아테나 니케 신전”
  • Korean: “아테나 니케의 신전”
  • Latin: “Aedes Victoriae Involucris (Athenae)”
  • Latin: “Aedes Victoriae Involucris”
  • Lithuanian: “Atėnės Nikės šventykla”
  • Persian: “معبد آتنا نیکه”
  • Polish: “Apteros”
  • Polish: “Nike Apteros”
  • Polish: “Świątynia Ateny Nike”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de atena nica”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de Atena Nice”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de atena nike”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de atena niké”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de atenas nica”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de Athena Niké”
  • Romanian: “Atena Nike”
  • Romanian: “Templul Atenei Nike”
  • Romanian: “Templul Victoriei neînaripate”
  • Russian: “Храм Ники Аптерос”
  • Serbian: “Храм Атине Нике”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Atena Nike”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Athena Nike”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Hram Atene Nike”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Hram Atine Nike”
  • Slovak: “Chrám Atény Niké”
  • Slovenian: “Tempelj Atene Nike”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Atenea Nike”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Atenea Niké”
  • Swedish: “Athena Niketemplet”
  • Tatar: “Афина-Ника Аптерос гыйбадәтханәсе”
  • Turkish: “Athena Nike Tapınağı”
  • Turkish: “Athena-Nike Tapınağı”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Ніки Аптерос”
  • Urdu: “ایتھینا نائکی کا مندر”
  • Vietnamese: “Đền Athena Nike”

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