Ancient Stadium
Ancient Stadium is an archaeological site in Rhodes, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands. Ancient Stadium is situated nearby to the theater building Odeion, as well as near the archaeological site Library.Photo: Pimpinellus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Hellenistic stadium from the 3rd century BC
- Also known as: “Stadium of Rhodes”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Temple of Apollo and Colossus of Rhodes.
Temple of Apollo
Archaeological site
Photo: Shadowgate, CC BY 2.0.
Temple of Apollo is an archaeological site, which is situated 180 metres northwest of Ancient Stadium.
Colossus of Rhodes
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek sun god Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes, on the Greek island of the same name, by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC. Colossus of Rhodes is situated 2 km northeast of Ancient Stadium.
Muslim Library of Hafiz Ahmed Aga
Library
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hafiz Ahmed Agha Library is an important historic Ottoman building in the medieval city of Rhodes in Greece, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The library was founded by Hafiz Ahmed Agha in 1793. Muslim Library of Hafiz Ahmed Aga is situated 1¼ km northeast of Ancient Stadium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Medieval city of Rhodes and Rhodes.
Medieval city of Rhodes
Suburb
Photo: Olbertz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Medieval City of Rhodes was constructed around 1309 to 1523 and is part of the modern capital city of Rhodes on the Island of Rhodes in Greece. The site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1988.
Rhodes
Photo: Xlibber, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhodes is the largest settlement and capital city of the island of the same name. It is famous as the former site of the Colossus, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, and as the oldest inhabited medieval town in Europe.
Ialysos
Ialysos is a town and a former municipality on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rhodes, of which it is a municipal unit.
Ancient Stadium
- Categories: Ancient Greek stadium, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Rhodes, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.43893° or 36° 26′ 20″ northLongitude
28.21197° or 28° 12′ 43″ eastOpen location code
8G8CC6Q6+HQOpenStreetMap ID
way 1498394922OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q25383200
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Turkish—“Ancient Stadium” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Rhodoksen stadion”
- Finnish: “Rodoksen stadion”
- French: “stade de Rhodes”
- French: “Stade de Rhodes”
- German: “Antikes Stadion Rhodos”
- German: “Antikes Stadion”
- Greek: “Αρχαίο Στάδιο”
- Greek: “Στάδιο της Ρόδου”
- Italian: “Stadio di Rodi”
- Russian: “Родосский стадион”
- Spanish: “Estadio de Rodas”
- Turkish: “Rodos Stadyumu”
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Notable Places Nearby
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