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Stoa of Zeus Eleftherios

The Stoa of Zeus Eleutherios was a two-aisled located in the northwest corner of the . It was built c. 425 BC–410 BC for religious purposes in dedication to Zeus under his epithet Eleutherios : a cult founded after the Persian War.
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Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: stoa in the Ancient Agora of Athens
  • Also known as: “Stoa of Zeus” and “Stoa of Zeus Eleutherios”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Temple of Hephaestus and Parthenon.

Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The or Hephaisteion, is a well-preserved Greek temple dedicated to Hephaestus; it remains standing largely intact today. It is a Doric peripteral temple, and is located at the north-west side of the Agora of Athens, on top of the Agoraios Kolonos hill.

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, democracy, and Western civilization. is situated 620 metres southeast of Stoa of Zeus Eleftherios.

Archaeological site
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The or Painted Portico was a Doric erected around 460 BC on the north side of the . It was one of the most famous sites in ancient Athens, owing its fame to the paintings and war-booty displayed within it and to its association with ancient Greek philosophy, especially Stoicism.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monastiraki and Asteroskopeio.

Neighborhood
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is a flea market neighborhood in the old town of , , and is one of the main shopping districts in Athens. The area is home to clothing boutiques, souvenir shops and specialty stores, and is a major tourist attraction in Athens and for bargain shopping.

Neighborhood
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, meaning 'observatory', is a neighborhood of the center of , . It is located between and Nymphon Hill. The neighbourhood named after the that was built in Nymphon Hill in 1842, thanks to the donation of wealthy Greek Georgios Sinas.

Neighborhood
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or Thissio is a traditional neighbourhood in the old city of , , northwest of the Acropolis, and surrounded by the archaeological sites of the Agora, Keramikos and .

Stoa of Zeus Eleftherios

Latitude
37.97584° or 37° 58′ 33″ north
Longitude
23.72211° or 23° 43′ 20″ east
Open location code
8G95XPGC+8R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 145662912
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q331355
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Stoa of Zeus Eleftherios” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Zeusen estoa”
  • Basque: “Zeusen Stoa”
  • Catalan: “Estoa de Zeus”
  • Catalan: “Stoa de Zeus”
  • Catalan: “Stoà de Zeus”
  • Dutch: “Stoa van Zeus Eleutherios”
  • Dutch: “Stoa van Zeus”
  • Finnish: “Zeuksen stoa”
  • French: “Portique de Zeus Éleuthère”
  • French: “Stoa de Zeus”
  • Galician: “Stoá de Zeus”
  • Greek: “Στοά Ελευθερίου Διός”
  • Greek: “Στοά του Ελευθερίου Διός”
  • Italian: “Stoà di Zeus”
  • Spanish: “Estoa de Zeus”
  • Spanish: “Stoa de Zeus Eleftherios”
  • Spanish: “Stoa de zeus”
  • Turkish: “Zeus Stoası”
  • Ukrainian: “Галерея Зевса Визволителя”

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Highlights include Temple of Apollo Patroos and Royal Stoa.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Stoa of Zeus Eleftherios”. Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.