Temple of Hephaestus (Thision) (Athens)
Greece /
Attiki /
Athens
World
/ Greece
/ Attiki
/ Athens
, 1 km from center (Αθήναι)
World / Greece / Peloponnisos
temple, ancient, historical building
The Temple of Hephaestus in central ancient Athens, Greece, is the best-preserved ancient Greek temple in the world.
It is most known as Theseion (Greek: Θησείο, thisio), due to a belief current in Byzantine times that the bones of the legendary Greek hero Theseus were buried there.
www.agathe.gr/cgi-bin/qtvr?site=agora(360 virtual tour)
It is most known as Theseion (Greek: Θησείο, thisio), due to a belief current in Byzantine times that the bones of the legendary Greek hero Theseus were buried there.
www.agathe.gr/cgi-bin/qtvr?site=agora(360 virtual tour)
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thision
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 37°58'32"N 23°43'17"E
- Parthenon 0.6 km
- St. Pantaleon church 5.7 km
- Prophet Elias church 6.4 km
- Church of the Protection of Virgin Mary 6.5 km
- St. Ierotheos church 6.8 km
- Evangelistria 7.1 km
- St. Basil 8.6 km
- Taxiarches Monastery 13 km
- Telesterion 18 km
- Church 35 km
- Ancient Agora of Athens 0.2 km
- Monastiràki District 0.4 km
- Thiseio District 0.4 km
- Psyri District 0.4 km
- Historical Center of Athens 0.5 km
- Keramikòs District 0.7 km
- Athens Metropolitan Area 0.8 km
- Plàka-Anafiòtika District 0.8 km
- 2nd Municipal District of Athens 1.9 km
- Attica 11 km