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 Thissio, next to the Acropolis, the Ancient Agora and the Temple of Hephaestus.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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.
Parthenon
Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Parthenon is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of classical Greek art, and the Parthenon is considered an enduring symbol of ancient Greece, democracy, and Western civilization. Parthenon is situated 1 km southeast of Herakleidon Museum.
Temple of Hephaestus
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Temple of Hephaestus 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. Temple of Hephaestus is situated 250 metres east of Herakleidon Museum.
Areopagus
Peak
Photo: ajbear, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Areopagus is a prominent rock outcropping located northwest of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. Its English name is the Late Latin composite form of the Greek name Areios Pagos, translated "Hill of Ares".
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thiseio and Asteroskopeio.
Thiseio
Neighborhood
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thiseio or Thissio is a traditional neighbourhood in the old city of Athens, Greece, northwest of the Acropolis, and surrounded by the archaeological sites of the Agora, Keramikos and Pnyx.
Asteroskopeio
Neighborhood
Photo: Dimboukas, Public domain.
Asteroskopeio, meaning 'observatory', is a neighborhood of the center of Athens, Greece. It is located between Thiseio and Nymphon Hill. The neighbourhood named after the National Observatory of Athens that was built in Nymphon Hill in 1842, thanks to the donation of wealthy Greek Georgios Sinas.
Keramikos
Neighborhood
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC0.
Kerameikos also known by its Latinized form Ceramicus, is an area of Athens, 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 Dipylon Gate and by the banks of the Eridanos River.
Herakleidon Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.97527° or 37° 58′ 31″ northLongitude
23.71863° or 23° 43′ 7″ eastLevels
3Open location code
8G95XPG9+4FOpenStreetMap ID
way 175877498OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museumWikidata 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) and Πλατεία Αγίας Μαρίνας.
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