Erechtheion
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- Best time to go
- March to May, September to November
- Budget
- $$
- Accessibility
- limited
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
The Erechtheion is a late fifth-century BCE Ionic temple on the north side of the Acropolis, distinguished by the Porch of the Caryatids — a portico whose roof is supported by six draped female figures in place of columns. The building housed several sacred sites of early Athenian religion on a rocky terrace of uneven elevation, a challenge its architects resolved with split-level construction. The caryatids on display are copies; the originals are held in the Acropolis Museum.
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