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Temple of Hephaestus

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Temple of Hephaestus in the Agora
37.975803°N 23.721031°E

The Temple of Hephaestus is a marble Doric temple which remains little changed from the time it was completed in 416 B.C. In the 7th century A.D., it was converted to a Greek Orthodox church and remained so until 1834.


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Temple of Hephaestus

The Temple of Hephaestus, also known as the Hephaisteion or earlier as the Theseion, is a well-preserved Greek temple; it remains standing largely as built. It is a Doric peripteral temple, and is located at the north-west side of the Agora of Athens, on top of the Agoraios Kolonos hill. From the 7th century until 1834, it served as the Greek Orthodox church of St. George Akamates.

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