Sanctuary of Pandion

Sanctuary of Pandion
Site plan of the Acropolis of Athens: number 14 is Building IV, generally identified as the sanctuary of Pandion
Location of the Sanctuary of Pandion in central Athens
Coordinates37°58′17″N 23°43′41″E / 37.9714°N 23.7280°E / 37.9714; 23.7280
TypeHero shrine
Area40 by 70 metres (130 ft × 230 ft)
History
FoundedLate 5th century BCE
Site notes
Excavation dates1885–1887
Archaeologists

The Sanctuary of Pandion was an ancient Greek sanctuary on the Acropolis of Athens. It is known from ancient inscriptions and from the writings of the traveller Pausanias to have been located on the eastern side of the Acropolis, and to have contained a statue of the hero Pandion, to whom it was dedicated. In modern times, it has usually been identified with the remains of a building (Building IV) located in the south-east corner of the Acropolis of Athens, whose foundations were found during excavations in the late nineteenth century.