Sanctuary of Orthia
Sanctuary of Orthia is a ruins in Messene, Messenia. Sanctuary of Orthia is situated nearby to the ruins Artemision, as well as near Sanctuary of Demeter.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Ruins
- Description: Doric temple in Messene
- Also known as: “Artemis Limnatis” and “Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Messene and Artemision.
Messene
Photo: Rossignol Benoît, CC BY 3.0.
Messene, officially Ancient Messene, is a local community within the regional unit of Messenia in the region of Peloponnese. It is best known for the ruins of the large classical city-state of Ancient Messene. Messene is situated 120 metres south of Sanctuary of Orthia.
Treasury House
Archaeological site
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Treasury House is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mavromati and Arsinoi.
Arsinoi
Village
Arsinoi is a local community of the municipal unit Ithomi, of the municipality of Messini within the regional unit of Messenia in the region of Peloponnese, one of 13 regions into which Greece has been divided.
Labena
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Labena is a village, which is situated 5 km southeast of Sanctuary of Orthia.
Sanctuary of Orthia
- Categories: shrine, temple, and historic site
- Location: Messene, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.17601° or 37° 10′ 34″ northLongitude
21.92019° or 21° 55′ 13″ eastOpen location code
8G935WGC+C3OpenStreetMap ID
way 280618745OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q125469649
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In Other Languages
From German to Russian—“Sanctuary of Orthia” goes by many names.
- German: “Heiligtum der Artemis Orthia”
- German: “Heiligtum der Orthia”
- Greek: “ιερό της Αρτέμιδος Ορθίας”
- Greek: “Ιερό της Ορθίας”
- Russian: “Святилище Ортии”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sanctuary of Demeter and North Propylon.
Nearby Places
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