Propylaia
Propylaia is a ruins in Faistos, Heraklion, Crete. Propylaia is situated nearby to Palace of Phaistos, as well as near the ruins West Magazines.- Type: Ruins
- Description: West entrance to the palace of Phaistos
- Also known as: “Propylaea Phaistos”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Phaistos and Palace of Phaistos.
Phaistos
Archaeological site
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Phaistos, also transliterated as Phaestos, Festos and Latin Phaestus, is a Bronze Age archaeological site at modern Faistos, a municipality in south central Crete.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Voroi and Petrokefali.
Petrokefali
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Petrokefali is a village, which is situated 3 km southeast of Propylaia.
Sivas
Village
Photo: Rob de Vries, CC BY 2.0.
Sivas is a village, which is situated 3½ km south of Propylaia.
Propylaia
- Categories: propylaea and historic site
- Location: Faistos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.0514° or 35° 3′ 5″ northLongitude
24.81437° or 24° 48′ 52″ eastOpen location code
8G763R27+HPOpenStreetMap ID
way 1219851461OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q123374719
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In Other Languages
From German to Greek—“Propylaia” goes by many names.
- German: “Propyläen Phaistos”
- German: “Propyläen”
- Greek: “Πρόπυλο προς κεντρική αυλή”
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