London Mithraeum
The London Mithraeum, also known as the Temple of Mithras, Walbrook, is a Roman Mithraeum that was discovered in Walbrook, a street in the City of London, during a building's construction in 1954.Photo: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: mithraeum discovered at Walbrook, London, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “London 2”, “Temple of Mithra, London”, “Temple of Mithras. Walbrook”, and “Walbrook Mithraeum”
- Address: 12 Walbrook, London, EC4N 8AA
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include London Bridge and Mansion House.
London Bridge
The name "London Bridge" refers to several historic crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London since Roman times. London Bridge is situated 1,700 feet southeast of London Mithraeum.
Mansion House
Public building
Photo: Michael Gwyther-Jones, CC BY 2.0.
The Mansion House is the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London. It is a Grade I listed building. Designed by George Dance in the Palladian style, it was built primarily in the 1740s. Mansion House is situated 350 feet northeast of London Mithraeum.
London Stone
Archaeological site
Photo: Lord Belbury, CC BY-SA 4.0.
London Stone is a historic landmark housed at 111 Cannon Street in the City of London. It is an irregular block of oolitic limestone measuring 53 × 43 × 30 cm, the remnant of a once much larger object that had stood for many centuries on the south side of the street. London Stone is situated 410 feet southeast of London Mithraeum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bankside and Barbican Estate.
Bankside
Quarter
Bankside is an area of London, England, within the London Borough of Southwark. Bankside is located on the southern bank of the River Thames, 1.5 miles east of Charing Cross, running from a little west of Blackfriars Bridge to just a short distance before London Bridge at St Mary Overie Dock.
Barbican Estate
Quarter
Photo: Riodamascus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Barbican Estate, or Barbican, is a residential complex of around 2,000 flats, maisonettes and houses in central London, England, within the City of London.
London Mithraeum
- Categories: archaeological site, mithraeum, museum, and historic site
- Location: City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.51238° or 51° 30′ 45″ northLongitude
-0.09068° or 0° 5′ 26″ westOperator
Bloomberg SpaceOpen location code
9C3XGW65+XPOpenStreetMap ID
way 512846335OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q1408799
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Thai—“London Mithraeum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “倫敦密特拉寺”
- Chinese: “密特拉斯神廟”
- Esperanto: “Mitraisma templo ĉe Londono”
- French: “mithraeum de Londres”
- French: “Mithraeum de Londres”
- French: “mithréum de Londre”
- French: “Temple de Mithras à Londres”
- German: “Mithras-Tempel”
- Hebrew: “המיתראיום של לונדון”
- Hebrew: “מקדש מיתרס”
- Hungarian: “London Mithraeum”
- Italian: “Mitreo di Londinium”
- Italian: “Mitreo di Londra”
- Italian: “Tempio di Mitra (Londra)”
- Italian: “Tempio di Mitra di Londra”
- Italian: “Tempio di Mitra”
- Japanese: “テンプル・オブ・ミトラス”
- Japanese: “ミトラ神殿跡”
- Persian: “مهرابه لندن”
- Polish: “Mitreum w Londynie”
- Spanish: “Mitreo de Londres”
- Swedish: “London Mithraeum”
- Thai: “ลอนดอนมิเธรียม”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Forgotten Streams and St Stephen Walbrook.
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