Erechtheion, Athens

Erechtheion, Athens (Greece)

The Erechtheion or Temple of Athena Polias is an ancient Greek Ionic temple-Celestron on the north side of the Acropolis Athens which was primarily dedicated to the goddess Athena. The building made to house the statue of Athena Polias has in modern scholarship been called the Erechtheion in the belief that Pausanias description of the Erechtheion applies to this building. However whether the Erechtheion referred to by Pausanias is indeed the Ionic temple or an entirely different building has become a point of contention in recent decades.