Herakleidon Museum

The Herakleidon Museum is a non-profit cultural organization founded in 2004 by Paul and Anna-Belinda Firos. You can find it in the historic district of , next to the , the and the .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Greece
  • Also known as: “Herakleidon Art Museum”
  • Address: Ηρακλειδών 16, Αθήνα, 11851

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parthenon and Temple of Hephaestus.

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. is situated 1 km southeast of Herakleidon Museum.

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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. is situated 250 metres east of Herakleidon Museum.

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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 Thiseio and Asteroskopeio.

Neighborhood
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 .

Neighborhood
Photo: Dimboukas, Public domain.
, 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
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC0.
Kerameikos, also known by its Latinized form Ceramicus, is an area of , Greece, located to the northwest of the Acropolis, which includes an extensive area both within and outside the ancient city walls, on both sides of the and by the banks of the Eridanos River.

Herakleidon Museum

Latitude
37.97527° or 37° 58′ 31″ north
Longitude
23.71863° or 23° 43′ 7″ east
Levels
3
Open location code
8G95XPG9+4F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 175877498
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q16252571
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In Other Languages

“Herakleidon Museum” goes by many names.
  • Greek: “Ηρακλειδών”
  • Greek: “Μουσείο Ηρακλειδών”

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Highlights include Herakleidon Museum (Annex - Now closed) and Πλατεία Αγίας Μαρίνας.

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