Altar of Athena Pronaia
Altar of Athena Pronaia is a ruins in Delphi, Phocis, Central Greece. Altar of Athena Pronaia is situated nearby to the ruins Temenos degli eroi, as well as near Archaic temple of Athena.- Type: Ruins
- Description: altar at ancient Delphi
- Also known as: “Altare di Atena Pronaia”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Delphi and Tholos of Athena Pronaia.
Delphi
Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The archaeological site of Delphi is a UNESCO World Heritage site near the modern village of the same name in West Central Greece, on the southwestern slope of Mount Parnassus, which is part of a mountain range north of the gulf of Corinth.
Tholos of Athena Pronaia
Ruins
The Tholos of Delphi is among the ancient structures of the Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia in Delphi. The circular temple, a tholos, shares the immediate site with other ancient foundations of the Temple of Athena Pronaia, all located less than a mile east of the main ruins at Delphi, in the modern Greek regional unit of Phocis.
Ionian Treasury of the Massaliots
Ruins
Photo: HerrAdams, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The treasury of the Massaliots was situated in the Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia. It looked like a small temple in antis with two columns on the façade; it was constructed of Parian marble and among its remarkable features were its "Aeolian" capitals.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chrisso and Arachova.
Chrisso
Village
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Chrisso is a village in Phocis, Greece. The modern village sits north of the ancient town of Crissa, a powerful city-state of ancient Greece which gave its name to the Crissaean plain and the Crissaean Gulf and lies in the southwestern foothills of Mount Parnassus. Chrisso is situated 3½ km west of Altar of Athena Pronaia.
Arachova
Village
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Arachova is a mountain town and a former municipality in the western part of Boeotia. Since the 2011 local government reform it is a municipal unit, part of the municipality Distomo-Arachova-Antikyra. Arachova is situated 7 km east of Altar of Athena Pronaia.
Desfina
Village
Desfina is a town and a former municipality in the southern part of Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Delphi, of which it is a municipal unit. Desfina is situated 7 km south of Altar of Athena Pronaia.
Altar of Athena Pronaia
- Categories: altar and historic site
- Location: Delphi, Phocis, Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.48015° or 38° 28′ 49″ northLongitude
22.5086° or 22° 30′ 31″ eastOpen location code
8GC4FGJ5+3COpenStreetMap ID
way 566749585OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q139850832
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In Other Languages
“Altar of Athena Pronaia” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Altar de Atenea Pronaia”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Temenos degli eroi and Archaic temple of Athena.
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