Ancient Agora of Athens
The marketplace and civic heart of classical Athens, where citizens traded, held courts and debated. The site holds the Temple of Hephaestus, a reconstructed stoa and the foundations of many public buildings.
- Where
- Athens, Attica, Greece
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 37.9750, 23.7225
Get the Ancient Agora of Athens stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Ancient Agora of Athens. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Attica volume with your photos and a note.
Near Ancient Agora of Athens
Temple of Hephaestus 0.1 km
A Doric temple on a hill above the Ancient Agora, built around 449 BC. It is one of the best preserved ancient Greek temples anywhere, in part because it was later used as a church.
Stoa of Attalos 0.2 km
A long two storey colonnaded building in the Ancient Agora, first built in the 2nd century BC. It was rebuilt in the 1950s and now houses the Museum of the Ancient Agora.
Monastiraki 0.2 km
A flea market neighbourhood in the old town of Athens, below the Acropolis. Clothing boutiques, souvenir shops and specialty stores fill its lanes, and it is one of the main shopping districts of the city.
Hadrian's Library 0.3 km
The ruins of a library and cultural centre built by the emperor Hadrian around 132 AD, near the Monastiraki area. A long wall with columns at the front still stands beside the old Roman Agora.
Areopagus 0.3 km
A bare rocky hill just below the Acropolis that gave its name to ancient Athens' council of elders. The Apostle Paul is said to have preached here, and it offers a good view over the Agora.
Tower of the Winds 0.4 km
An octagonal marble tower in the Roman Agora, built in the 1st century BC as a water clock, sundial and weather vane. Each side is carved with a figure representing one of the eight winds.
Temple of Athena Nike 0.4 km
The smallest temple on the Acropolis, a little Ionic building perched on a bastion by the entrance. It was built in the 420s BC and dedicated to Athena as goddess of victory.
Pnyx 0.5 km
A hillside west of the Acropolis where the Athenian assembly met from about 500 BC. Citizens gathered on the slope to vote on laws and war, and speakers addressed them from a stone platform.
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Questions
Where is Ancient Agora of Athens?
Ancient Agora of Athens is in Athens, Attica, Greece. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Temple of Hephaestus (0.1 km), Stoa of Attalos (0.2 km), Monastiraki (0.2 km).
How do I get the Ancient Agora of Athens stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Ancient Agora of Athens and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Attica volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Ancient Agora of Athens before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Attica volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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