Athens, Greece
Erechtheion
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. The iconic Ionic building, which housed the statue of Athena Polias, has in modern scholarship been called the Erechtheion, in the belief that it encompassed two buildings mentioned by the Greek-Roman geographer Pausanias: the Temple of Athena Polias; and the Erechtheion. Whether the Erechtheion referred to by Pausanias and other sources is indeed the Ionic temple or an entirely different building has become a point of contention in recent decades, however, with various scholars ruling out that Athena and Erechtheus…
- City
- Athens
- Country
- Greece
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
More places in Athens
- Acropolis of Athens
- Parthenon
- Plaka
- Mount Lycabettus
- Odeon of Herodes Atticus
- National Archaeological Museum, Athens
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