Temples in ancient Athens

The Parthenon (; ; ) is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of classical Greek art, and the Parthenon is considered an enduring symbol of ancient Greece, Western civilisation, and democracy.

The Erechtheion (, latinized as Erechtheum ; , ) 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.

ancient Greek temple built in the fifth century CE on the Acropolis of Athens in honor of Athena as the goddess of victory, located in Athens Municipality, Greece

ancient Greek temple in Athens

ancient Greek temple in Athens

The Hekatompedon or Hekatompedos (, from , "hundred", and πούς, "foot"), also known as Ur-Parthenon and H–Architektur, was an ancient Greek temple on the Acropolis of Athens built from limestone in the Archaic period, and it was located in the position of the present Parthenon.

ancient temple on the Athenian Acropolis

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thumb|upright=1.5|Remains of the Eleusinion, seen from the southeast. The platform at left is the northern end of the Temple of Triptolemus. The masonry wall in the background is the Post-Herulian Wall, which runs along the western boundary of the sanctuary. Eleusinion (), also called the City Eleusinion () was a sanctuary on the lower part of the north slope of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, dedicated to Demeter and Kore (Persephone). It was the central hub of Eleusinian Mysteries within Athens and the starting point for the annual procession to Eleusis, in the northwest of Attica. Religiou

ancient temple in the Acropolis of Athens

ancient Greek temple in Lavreotiki Municipality, Greece

temple complex in ancient Athens

temple in the Ancient Agora of Athens

ancient altar in Athens, Greece

thumb|View of the Aglaureion thumb|Stele discovered at the Aglaureion, now in the Acropolis Museum The Aglaureion (Greek: Αγλαύρειο), or the Sanctuary of Aglauros, was an ancient sanctuary located in the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. It was dedicated to Aglauros, a Greek mythological figure who was the daughter of King Cecrops and the sister of Erysichthon, Pandrosus, and Herse. The sanctuary was believed to be the site where Aglauros had sacrificed herself to protect the city from invasion.

temple in the Ancient Agora of Athens

ancient sanctuary in the Acropolis of Athens

a Roman temple in the Acropolis of Athens dating to the late 1st c. BCE

temple in the ancient agora of Athens

ancient monument in Athens

A Delphinion (ancient Greek: Δελφίνιον) found in ancient Greece, was a temple of Apollo Delphinios ("Apollo of Delphi") also known as "Delphic Apollo" or "Pythian Apollo", the principal god of Delphi, who was regarded as the protector of ports and ships.

ancient Greek temple in Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni Municipality, Greece

ancient altar in Athens, Greece

The Anakeion or Anacaeum (from the Greek ), also known as the Sanctuary of the Dioskouroi, was a temple in Athens, which was situated near the Acropolis and dedicated to Castor and Pollux.