Arriforion

The Arrephorion or House of the Arrephoroi is a building conjectured to have been on the based on a passage in Pausanias. The discovery of the foundations of a substantial building on the north-west edge of the Acropolis has led to the identification of this structure with the Arrephorion.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: building in Athens Acropolis
  • Also known as: “Arrephorion”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parthenon and Erechtheion.

Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.

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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.

Peak
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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 Plaka.

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 .

Quarter
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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.

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.

Arriforion

Latitude
37.9722° or 37° 58′ 20″ north
Longitude
23.7259° or 23° 43′ 33″ east
Open location code
8G95XPCG+V9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 144928418
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q699480
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Arriforion” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أريفوريون”
  • Catalan: “Casa de les Arrèfores”
  • Dutch: “Arrephorion”
  • Finnish: “Arrheforeion”
  • French: “Arrephorion”
  • French: “maison des Arrhéphores”
  • French: “Maison des Arrhéphores”
  • Galician: “Arreforión”
  • German: “Arrephorion”
  • Greek: “Αρρηφόριον”
  • Italian: “Arrephorion”
  • Japanese: “アリフォリオン”
  • Russian: “Аррефорион”
  • Spanish: “Arreforion”
  • Spanish: “Arreforión”
  • Tatar: “Аррефор йорты хәрабәләре”
  • Ukrainian: “Аррефоріон”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Σπήλαιο της Έρσης and Mycenean fountain.

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