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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: ErechteionCountry: Greece Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Athens Nearest Village: Athens
Latitude: 37.972050N Longitude: 23.726630E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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bat400 visited on 21st May 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3
Tdiver visited on 1st Jan 2001 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
DrewParsons Bjorn have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 3.5
The small temple was divided into two sections, dedicated to the worship of Athena and Poseidon-Erechtheus. The statues have been replaced by copies in order to protect them from the ellements. One has been taken to the British Museum by Lord Elgin, while the rest are in the Acropolis museum.
159 Meters Altitude.
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