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Stoa of Eumenes Description
Between the Odeion of Herodes Atticus and the Theater of Dionysos is the Stoa of Eumenes, built by King Eumenes II of Pergamon (197-160 B.C.), who not only erected magnificent buildings in his own city (Great Altar of Pergamon) but also sought to do honor to Athens by the building of this stoa. His example was followed by his brother and successor Attalos II (160-139 B.C.), who built the Stoa of Attalos in the Agora, probably using the same architect.

The Stoa of Eumenes differed from the Stoa of Attalos, which it exceeded in length by 46m/150ft, in having no rooms behind the double-aisled hall. It was thus not designed for the purposes of business but was merely a spacious promenade for visitors to the temple and theater of
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Hobbies & Activities category: Architecture - Roman, Greek, classical;  Archeological site or ruin;  Town walls, fortifications, gates
Address
Hellenic Ministry of Culture
Athéna
Greece
Hours
November 1 to March 31
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OpenClosed8:308:308:308:308:308:30
Closed15:0015:0015:0015:0015:0015:00
July 1 to October 31
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Open8:008:008:008:008:008:008:00
Closed19:0019:0019:0019:0019:0019:0019:00
Transit
Bus: 230 (blue and white - 230 (Dionysíou Areopagítu).
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