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Roman Agora of Athens

The Roman Agora of Athens is an open-air archaeological site located in the Plaka district, near Monastiraki. It occupies a rectangular space of 111 m × 98 m surrounded by stoas that housed shops, with two entrances: the western one through the Gate of Athena Archegetis and the eastern one via a propylon. On the north side stands the Fethiye Mosque, built in 1456 on the ruins of an early Christian basilica. Visitors can walk through the remains of the square, see the façade of the Agoranomion with its three arched-lintel doors, and view the 1st-century public latrines with benches fitted with holes and a drainage pipe. Elements such as the eastern Propylon, with Ionic columns of grey Hymettus marble, also survive. The site was the administrative and commercial centre of Athens after the Herulian invasion in the year 267, and later became a kind of museum of the city and of Attica.

Things to do at Roman Agora of Athens: 6 missions

• See the Tower of the WindsSee the Tower of the Winds, from the 2nd century BC, on the east side of the Roman Agora of Athens.
• Discover the Fethiye MosqueFind the Fethiye Mosque on the north side of the Roman Agora of Athens.
• Discover the AgoranomionLearn about the Agoranomion, an office for market officials.
• See the Gate of Athena ArchegetisTake in the Gate of Athena Archegetis, the western entrance to the Roman Agora of Athens.
• See the East PropylonTake in the East Propylon, an Ionic gate next to the Tower of the Winds.
• Explore Hadrian's LibraryExplore the ruins of Hadrian's Library, north-west of the Roman Agora of Athens.

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