Royal Stoa
Stoa Basileios, meaning Royal Stoa, was a Doric stoa in the northwestern corner of the Athenian Agora, which was built in the 6th century BC, substantially altered in the 5th century BC, and then carefully preserved until the mid-second century AD.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: ancient stoa in Athens
- Also known as: “Stoa Basileios”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Temple of Hephaestus and Parthenon.
Parthenon
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monastiraki and Psyri.
Royal Stoa
- Categories: stoa, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.97612° or 37° 58′ 34″ north
Longitude
23.72235° or 23° 43′ 20″ east
Open location code
8G95XPGC+CW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Royal Stoa” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Stoà Basileos”
- Finnish: “Kuninkaallinen stoa”
- French: “Stoa du roi”
- Galician: “Stoá Basileos”
- German: “Stoa Basileios”
- Greek: “Βασίλειος Στοά”
- Italian: “Stoà del re”
- Spanish: “Estoa Basileos”
- Turkish: “Stoa Basileios”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Stoa of Zeus Eleftherios and Altar of the 12 Gods.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Muses and Current excavations at the north side of the Ancient Athenian Agora.
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