Monument of Agrippa
The Agrippa Pedestal is a monumental stone base located west of the Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens. Measuring 8.9 meters in height, it stands roughly equal in height to the nearby Temple of Athena Nike.Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: monument base on the Acropolis of Athens
- Also known as: “Pedestal of Agrippa”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parthenon and Erechtheion.
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, Western civilisation, and democracy. Parthenon is situated 160 metres east of Monument of Agrippa.
Erechtheion
Photo: Chepry, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Erechtheion or Temple of Athena Polias is an ancient Greek Ionic temple, on the north side of the Acropolis, Athens, that was primarily dedicated to the goddess Athena. Erechtheion is situated 150 metres east of Monument of Agrippa.
Areopagus
Peak
Photo: ajbear, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Areopagus 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 Anafiotika and Acropolis.
Anafiotika
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Anafiotika is a scenic tiny neighborhood of the center of Athens, part of the old historical neighborhood called Plaka. It lies on the northeast side of the Acropolis hill.
Acropolis
Neighborhood
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Makrygianni or Makriyanni is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. Also known as Acropolis, it is located in the south side of Acropolis and bounded between the avenues Dionysiou Areopagitou and Syngrou.
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.
Monument of Agrippa
- Categories: pedestal, archaeological site, building, and historic site
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.97178° or 37° 58′ 18″ northLongitude
23.72484° or 23° 43′ 29″ eastOpen location code
8G95XPCF+PWOpenStreetMap ID
way 426887028OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q16327864
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Monument of Agrippa” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نصب تذكاري لأغريبا”
- Catalan: “Pedestal d’Agrippa”
- Finnish: “Agrippan muistomerkki”
- French: “Piédestal d’Agrippa”
- Greek: “Βάθρο του Αγρίππα”
- Greek: “Μνημείο του Αγρίππα”
- Italian: “Memoriale di Agrippa”
- Slovenian: “Agripov podstavek”
- Spanish: “Monumento a Agripa”
- Spanish: “Pedestal de Agripa”
- Tatar: “Агриппа пьедесталы”
- Turkish: “Agrippa Kaidesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Σπήλαιο Απόλλωνα Υπακραίου and Cave of Zeus Astrapaios.
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