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Temple of Athena Nikè from Propylaea, Acropolis, Athens, Greece
The Temple of Athena Nike

The Temple of Athena Nike is a temple on the Acropolis of Athens. It was named after the Greek goddess, Athena Nike. Built around 420BC, the temple is the earliest fully Ionic temple on the Acropolis.

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  • Werner Carl-Friedrich - The Temple of Athena Nike. View from the North-East - Google Art Project

    Painting of the Temple of Athena Nike, by Werner Carl-Friedrich, from 1877

  • Acropolis Athens BM 424

    Scene of the Battle of Plataea, from the south frieze of the Temple of Athena Nike, British Museum (London)

  • Propylaea and Temple of Athena Nike at the Acropolis (Pierer)

    Temple of Athena Nike is on the right from the Propylaea

  • Temple-of-Athena-Nike-Plan

    Floor plan

  • ACMA 973 Nikè sandale 1

    A relief from the parapet around the temple which shows an ancient goddess fixing her sandal. It is housed at the Acropolis Museum

  • Acropolis. Beulé Gate. Propylaea. Temple Nike

    An 1893 photograph of the Acropolis showing the Beulé Gate, Propylaea and the Temple of Athena Nike

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