House of the Tiles
The House of the Tiles is a monumental Early Bronze Age building located at the archaeological site of Lerna in southern Greece. It is notable for several architectural features that were advanced for its time during the Helladic period, notably its roof covered by baked tiles, which gave the building its name.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lerna and Miloi Railway Station.
Lerna
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
In classical Greece, Lerna was a region of springs and a former lake located in the municipality of the same name, near the east coast of the Peloponnesus, south of Argos.
Miloi Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Brbbl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Miloi Railway Station is situated 510 metres north of House of the Tiles.
Castle of Lerna
Castle
Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle of Lerna is situated 1 km northwest of House of the Tiles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Myloi and Kiveri.
Myloi
Village
Photo: Jpbrenna, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Myloi, is a village in the southwestern part of Argolis, Greece. Myloi was the seat of the former municipality of Lerna. It is 4 km southwest of Nea Kios, 9 km south of Argos and 8 km west of Nafplio.
Kiveri
Village
Photo: Hajo Becker, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kiveri is a small village in the municipal unit of Lerna, Argolis, Greece. It is situated on the bay of Argos across from the tourist center of Nafplio. Kiveri is situated 3 km south of House of the Tiles.
Nea Kios
Town
Nea Kios is a small town and former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Argos-Mykines, of which it is a municipal unit. Nea Kios is situated 4½ km northeast of House of the Tiles.
House of the Tiles
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Bronze Age archaeological excavation at Lerna, Greece
- Categories: archaeological site, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Argos-Mykines, Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.55117° or 37° 33′ 4″ northLongitude
22.71832° or 22° 43′ 6″ eastOpen location code
8G94HP29+F8OpenStreetMap ID
way 1031862597OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1590858
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“House of the Tiles” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Casa de les Teules”
- Esperanto: “Domo de la tegoloj”
- German: “Haus der Ziegel”
- Greek: “Οικία Κεραμών”
- Greek: “Οικία Κεράμων”
- Greek: “Οικία των Κεράμων”
- Japanese: “瓦屋根の館”
- Russian: “Дом с черепицей”
- Spanish: “Casa de las Tejas”
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