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Octagon
A square base beside Curetes Street marks the Octagon, a once eight-sided funerary monument. The surviving form is modest, and the occupant's identity remains uncertain despite long-standing interpretations.
This small stop rewards careful looking: the ground-level base hints at a more elaborate eight-sided structure that once rose above it. Its setting among the monuments of Curetes Street also shows how funerary memory entered the urban route. Avoid attaching a certain name to the burial, and examine the remains only from the permitted visitor path.
What to look for
Square base of a former eight-sided tomb.
Funerary monument within the Curetes Street sequence.
Useful to know
Observe from the signed route; access onto the base is unverified.
Treat the occupant's identity as uncertain.
Your next visit
Estimated · Declared scenario and planning estimates; no live opening, weather, queue or booking service.
Outdoor visit · 5–10 min
World planning estimate; admission, opening, visit duration and access need checking.
