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| navigate by keyword : 1834 7th agora agoraios akamates athens been buildings century church condition dionysus doric due earlier george greek has hephaestus hephaisteion hill history intact its kolonos largely located maintained northwest orthodox peripteral remains saint served side standing temple theatre theseion top use varied wellpreserved |
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| The Temple of Hephaestus or Hephaisteion or earlier as the Theseion is a well-preserved Greek temple; it remains standing largely intact. 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 Saint George Akamates. The building`s condition has been maintained due to its history of varied use. |
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