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This is the best preserved temple in Athens. It dates back to 449 BC and was built to honor the gods, Hephaistos and Athena. Leave a Comment
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While I was on the top of the Acropolis I noticed a beautiful temple in the distance. It appeared to be in much better repair than The Parthenon. I took a picture from the Acropolis which is posted in this group of pictures here. I found out that is was the Temple of Hephaestus and Athena located in the Ancient Agora. I did not realize it was just a few steps from my hotel until later. My hotel was located in The Thission, which is also the area of the Ancient Agora. Filled with local bars and restaurants The Thission area is a hidden treasure that most tourist don't know about.
The ticket I purchased to enter The Acropolis also allowed entrance to the Ancient Agora. Leave a Comment Directions: The Thission.
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It was built on what was then the western edge of the city of Athens, in a district which contained many foundries and metalwork shops. It was therefore dedicated to Hephaestus, the god of blacksmiths and metallurgy. It stands on a slight rise and in ancient times commanded a fine view of the Agora (in fact it is part of the Athenian Agora site).
It owes its survival to its conversion to a Christian Church; the survival of the exterior however came at the cost of the ancient interior, which was removed and replaced by the structures of a Christian church. During the centuries of Ottoman rule in Greece, the temple was the main Greek Orthodox church in Athens. When the first king of independent Greece, King Othon, entered the city in 1834, the service welcoming him to his new capital was held in the church.
A must-see, the Temple of Hephaestus may be accessed using the EUR 12 Acropolis ticket (by entering the Athenian Agora site).
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 Temple of Hephaistos by janbeeu
The temple was dedicated to two gods, Hephaistos and Athena, whose bronze cult statues stood in the interior. It has also been proposed that the temple was dedicated to Eukleia (Artemis). The temple was richly decorated. The construction of the Hephaisteion started in 449 BC. Planting pits dating from the 3rd century BC show that the temple grounds were fully landscaped. In the 7th century AD it was converted to a Christian church.
The plan has a distinctive arrangement, the east porch being aligned with the third columns on the flanks. As in the Parthenon, over the porch the Doric frieze is replaced by a continuous Ionic frieze. The architrave, more suitably, has a continuous moulding at the top, rather than regulae and guttae. The building is almost wholly of Pentelic marble, except the lowest of the three steps, which is limestone. This is the only temple left in Greece that still has a roof. Leave a Comment Address: Ancient Agora - Monastiraki
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