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Stoa of Eumenes

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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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La stoa (portique en grec) d´Eumenes se trouve entre le théâtre de Dionysos et le théâtre d´Hérode Atticus. Elle a été construite par le roi Emenes II de Pergame qui régna de 197 a 160 avant JC. Il a non seulement fait construire de splendide monuments à Pergame, sa ville d´origine, mais a également souhaité honorer Athènes avec cette grande stoa. Son exemple a été suivi par son frère Attalos II qui lui succéda au trône après sa mort, et construisit la Stoa d´Attalos dans l´ancienne Agora, utilisant sans doute le même architecte pour réaliser sa construction. La stoa d´Eumenes a été construite près du Peripatos, la voie qui passe juste au dessus et fait le tour de la colline comme son nom l´indique. Le matériel de construction fut une pierre poreuse, un congloméré, des marbres d´Hymett et de Pergame, que l´on a apporté en grands blocs précoupés. La stoa d´Eumenes diffère de celle d´Attalos par sa longueur, elle fait 46 mètres de plus, et surtout car la première n´a pas de salles de l´autre côté du couloir principal. Elle n´a pas été imaginée pour le commerce, mais juste pour être un endroit de passage pour les visiteurs du temple et du théâtre de Dionysos. On la visite soit avec un billet groupé pour les ruines d´Athènes, soit un billet à part pour le théâtre de Dionysos, la Stoa d´Eumenes et le théâtres d´Hérode Atticus.
The stoa (portico in Greek) of Eumenes is between the theater of Dionysus and Herodes Atticus theater. It was built by King Emenes II of Pergamon who ruled from 197 to 160 BC. He not only built splendid monuments in Pergamum, his hometown, but also wished to honor Athens with this great stoa. His example was followed by his brother Attalos II, who succeeded him to the throne after his death, and built the Stoa of Attalos in the ancient Agora, probably using the same architect to complete its construction. The Stoa of Eumenes was built near the Peripatos, the path goes right over and went around the hill as its name suggests. Construction material was a porous stone, a conglomerate, Marbles Hymett and Pergamum, which brought in large pre-cut blocks. The Stoa of Eumenes differs from that of Attalos by its length, it is 46 meters higher, especially because the first has no rooms on the other side of the main hallway. It was not invented to trade, but just to be a thoroughfare for visitors to the temple and theater of Dionysos. On the visit is bundled with a ticket to the ruins of Athens, a separate ticket for the theater of Dionysus, the Stoa of Eumenes and the theater of Herod Atticus.
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