How much does it cost to go to the Temple of Hephaestus?
One-day tickets cost 8 euros (roughly $9) each, while five-day unified tickets cost 30 euros ($32.50) per person. Additional information about the Temple of Hephaestus can be found on the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports’ ODYSSEUS website.
Can you go inside the Temple of Hephaestus?
The Temple of Hephaestus is easy to see because it sits up on top of Agoraios Kolonos hill. This is one of the best preserved ancient temples in all of Greece. Follow the pathway up the hill. You can walk all the way around the Temple of Hephaestus but you cannot go inside.
What is the best preserved Greek temple in the world?
The temple of Hephaistos
The temple of Hephaistos is the best-preserved ancient temple in Greece. Dedicated to Hephaistos, the god of fire, it is located at the north-west side of the Agora of Athens, on top of the Agoraios Kolonos hill.
What is unusual about the Hephaestus temple?
It was built from Pentelic marble, while its sculptures are made of Parian marble. It has a pronaos, a cella, and an opisthodomos. The temple is peripheral, with columns that surround the centrally enclosed cella.
Whats inside the the Temple of Hephaestus?
According to Pausanias, the temple housed the bronze statues of Athena and Hephaestus. An inscription records payments between 421–415 BC for two bronze statues but it does not mention the sculptor. Tradition attributes the work to Alcamenes.
How much does it cost to go to the Temple of Olympian Zeus?
Entrance to the Temple of Olympian Zeus is free of charge only for children up to 5 years old and EU citizens up to 25 years old. The rest of the visitors need to purchase a ticket. The tickets cost €6 (six euros).
How was Hephaestus honored?
HEPHAISTOS (Hephaestus) was the Olympian god of fire, metalworking and crafts. He possessed relatively few public shrines and temples in ancient Greek but was probably widely honoured with torch-race festivals and small scale rites performed by craftsmen.
Does the Temple of Zeus still exist?
Zeus Temple: Unfortunately, both the temple and the statue of Zeus were destroyed by an earthquake.
Is the temple of Zeus open?
The temple is open daily in the summer and the winter season so that all guests of the Greek capital have the chance to see the site of this former majestic temple.