Temple of Athena

  • Parthenon

    The Parthenon

    The Parthenon

    Ο Παρθενώνας (Parthenon), is an Ancient Greek temple in the Acropolis of Athens, dedicated to Athena Pallas or Parthenos (virgin). It is widely considered to be the pinnacle of Classical Greek architecture, and over the years it has…

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  • Temple of Athena Nike at the Acropolis of Athens

    Temple of Athena Nike

    Temple of Athena Nike

    The small temple of Athena Nike is perched above the ascent to the Acropolis, and is visible as one approaches the Propylaea. The southwest of the Acropolis plateau, right next to the Propylaia, has been an important location…

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  • The foundations of the Old Temple at the Acropolis of Athens

    Acropolis: Old Temple

    Acropolis: Old Temple

    Between the Parthenon and the Erechtheion a careful observer can make out the foundations of an old temple dating to the 6th century BCE. With time it came to be known as the “Old Temple” for it was…

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  • Foundations of second temple of Athena Sounia

    Sounion: Temple of Athena

    Sounion: Temple of Athena

    The sanctuary of Athena Sounias (nominative singular case: Αθηνά Σουνιάς; genitive singular case: Ναός της Αθηνάς Σουνιάδος; Often transliterated as: Sounia, Sounias, Souniados) is built on a low hill in Sounion, a short distance from the better preserved…

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