Acropolis - Brauronion

In the sixth century B.C. Peisistratos brought the cult of Artemis to Athens from his home town of Brauron, and a sanctuary dedicated to this Artemis Brauronia was built in the southwest part of the Acropolis, within the Propylaia and the "Pelasgian" wall.

The altar and the cult statue, by Praxiteles, stood in an open courtyard with colonnades on the south and east sides.

The sanctuary was given its final form by Mnesikles when he built the Propylaia.