3-598: Gate in the city wall of Classical Athens [REDACTED] Layout of the gate complex of Kerameikos in c. 300 BC , including the Dipylon , the Sacred Gate, and the Pompeion The Sacred Gate ( Greek : Ἱερὰ Πύλη , Hiera Pyle ) was a gate in the city wall of Classical Athens , in the modern neighbourhood of Kerameikos . Its name derives from
6-812: The Sacred Way that led from it to Eleusis , the site of the Eleusinian Mysteries . The site is uniquely well preserved for Athens, and shows clear evidence of the successive building phases from the 5th century BC to the 1st century AD. The Eridanos river passed through the gate in a channel. References [ edit ] Sources [ edit ] Knigge, Ursula (1988). Der Kerameikos von Athen. Führung durch Ausgrabungen und Geschichte [ The Kerameikos of Athens. Tour through Excavations and History ] (in German). Krene Verlag. External links [ edit ] 3d reconstruction of
9-806: The city wall in the Keremikos area , by Ancient Athens 3D Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sacred_Gate&oldid=1254457768 " Categories : City gates in Greece Classical Athens Ancient Greek buildings and structures in Athens Kerameikos City walls of Athens Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Articles containing Greek-language text CS1 German-language sources (de) Kerameikos Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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