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41 Ifestou Street monastiraki (0.1 km from Temple of Hephaestus)
Located right in the heart of Athens, Suitas is just 98 feet away from the entrance of the Ancient Agora and the Acropolis. Monastiraki Metro Station and Thiseio Train Station are both at 492 feet. Free WiFi is available throughout.
4 Κυνέτου (0.1 km from Temple of Hephaestus)
Beautiful City Suites provides rooms with private balconies in the center of Athens. The property is close to Monastiraki Square, Ancient Agora, and Roman Agora.
Kinetou 3 (0.2 km from Temple of Hephaestus)
Offering a bar and a shared lounge Y House in Athens is close to Monastiraki Train Station and Monastiraki Square. Among the facilities at this property are a shared kitchen and luggage storage space along with free Wifi throughout the property.
(0.2 km from Temple of Hephaestus)
Experience an abundance of unparalleled facilities and features at Unique house in Athens center, Acropolis view. For visitors wishing to smoke, designated smoking zones can be found.
Αδριανού 7 (0.2 km from Temple of Hephaestus)
DL-Hospitality@Adrianou 7 offers elegant self-catering accommodations in Athens just 328 feet from Ancient Agora of Athens. It opens to a balcony offering views over the Acropolis. Free high-speed WiFi is provided.
Adrianou 7 (0.2 km from Temple of Hephaestus)
Featuring 2 balconies with Acropolis view and set 328 feet from Ancient Agora of Athens, Agora Vista Acropolis offers accommodations in the middle of Athens. Monastiraki and Thiseio metro stations are 5 minutes walk from the property.
11 Astiggos (0.2 km from Temple of Hephaestus)
In the center of Athens, Altar Suites provides rooms with free Wifi. There's a private entrance at the condo hotel for the convenience of those who stay.accommodation features airport transfers, while a car rental service is also available.
(0.2 km from Temple of Hephaestus)
Each accommodation at Hoppersgr- Amazing apt in the heart of Athens - 2 is thoughtfully created and adorned to provide visitors with a comfortable, home-like atmosphere.
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The Temple of Hephaestus, also known as the Hephaesteum or the Theseion, is an ancient Greek temple in Athens. It is located on the northwest side of the Agora and is dedicated to Hephaestus, the god of fire, forge and metalworking. It is one of the best preserved temples from antiquity and dates back to 449 B.C. The building was designed by Ictinus and Callicrates, two architects who were responsible for some of the most important monuments of Classical Athens.
The temple stands on a low platform with six columns at each end and thirteen along each side. The interior contains numerous sculptural decorations, depicting scenes from mythology, such as Dionysus’s marriage to Ariadne, Athena’s birth from Zeus’s head, Heracles slaying Geryon, and more.
At the entrance to the temple lies a monument to Alcamenes – son of architect Ictinus – with his work shown in relief around it. Inside there are several other monuments dedicated to other artists who created sculptures that adorned the building in its prime.
In addition to its impressive architectural remains, visitors can also view many statues that remain inside and explore unique details such as metopes carved into the frieze above the western door which depict scenes involving Amazon warriors fighting Greeks – signifying their importance in Athenian history – as well as a marble stele that lists dedications made by worshippers.
Over time it has become an important site for those interested in classical architecture and art history due to its excellent preservation, making it an invaluable part of Greece's cultural landscape today.