Mount Athos

World Heritage

Greece

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Mount Athos has been a spiritual centre of the Orthodox Church since 1054, having enjoyed autonomous status since Byzantine times. The "holy mountain", where women and children are forbidden to enter, is also a recognised artistic destination. The layout of its monasteries (around 20 of which currently house around 1,400 monks) has influenced as far away as Russia, and its schools of painting have influenced the history of Orthodox art.

# No entry for women and children

# Art destination

Emperor Nicephorus Phocas

The peninsula as seen from the summit of Mount Athos (40'9′28″N 24'19′36″E , 40.15778'N 24.32667'E...

The peninsula as seen from the summit of Mount Athos (40°9′28″N 24°19′36″E , 40.15778°N 24.32667°E...

View of the area around Vatopedi monastery

Holy Mount Athos, The Holy Mount Athos, Sheltering the Oldest Orthodox Literary Treasures (1926), by...

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A map of Mount Athos

A Byzantine watch tower, protecting the dock (αρσανάς, arsanás) of Xeropotamou monastery

Imaginary view of the Alexander monument, proposed by Dinocrates. Engraving by Johann Bernhard Fisch...

Mount Athos - view from NW

Athanasios the Athonite

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Information extracted from Wikidata

category for the view of the item	Category:Views of Mount Athos
BHCL UUID	05816534-9729-4b7e-a5a2-c961de616cce
IPA transcription	1805593
IPA transcription	1841142
visitors per year	02047b
number of rooms	lccn-n50073411
office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/014wrg
ISO 3166-2 code	GR-69
part of	New York City
Commons category	Mount Athos
coordinate location	Point(24.326388888 40.157222222)
official website	http://www.mountathos.gr
official website	https://www.mountathos.org/
topic's main category	Category:Mount Athos
Commons gallery	Άγιο Όρος
page banner	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mount%20Athos%20Banner%20Dionysius.jpg
described by source	Amsterdam
start time	1988-01-01T00:00:00Z
native label	Όρος Άθως
different from	Belfry of Boulogne-sur-Mer
elevation above sea level	2033
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (vi)
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (i)
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (ii)
World Heritage criteria	Larousse Encyclopedia online
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (v)
topographic prominence	2012
uses	4003374-0
image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mt.%20Athos%20%283939757657%29.jpg
instance of	mountain
flag image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Flag%20of%20the%20Greek%20Orthodox%20Church.svg
ISNI	0000 0001 0722 9535
locator map image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Athos%20in%20Greece.svg
Danish urban area code	GR-69
executive body	Mount Athos
location of creation	Άγιο Όρος

population	2262
point in time	2001-01-01T00:00:00Z
population	1811
determination method	census
point in time	2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
described by source	The Nuttall Encyclopædia
stated as	A′thos, Mount
stated as	Monte Santo
described by source	Paulys Realenzyklopädie der klassischen Altertumswissenschaft
statement is subject of	Athos 1 (Pauly-Wissowa)