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Stoa of Eumenes

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Pleasant space for visitors

The Stoa of Eumenes ( "stoa" means "portico" in Greek) is located between the Theater of Dionysos and the Odeon of Herodes Atticus. It was built by King Eumenes II of Pergamon (197-160 BC), a fact which shows that not only did he fill his own city (Pergamon) with great buildings, but also wanted to honor Athens with one of its own! His example was followed by his brother and successor to the throne, Attalos II (160-139 BC), who built the Stoa of Attalos in the Agora, probably using the same architect. The Stoa of Eumenes was built along the "peripatos", the road that runs along the entire hill.

The building was made of Hymett marble and Pergamon marble brought in large pre-cut blocks. The Stoa of Eumenes differs from the Stoa of Attalos in that the former has no rooms beyond the main hall. It was designed for any sort of business or political motive, but rather to simply provide a pleasant space for visitors to the Temple and the Theater of Dionysus. To visit, you need to pay the general admission to the Acropolis (which entitles you to visit 6 other sites and monuments) or pay a smaller fee to visit only this section which contains the Theater of Dionysus, the Stoa of Eumenes and the Odeon of Herodes Atticus .
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