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District of Athens
Attica - Greece

Tower of the Winds

The Tower of the Winds, also called horologion (timepiece), is an octagonal Pentelic marble clocktower on the agora in Athens. The structure features a combination of sundials, a water clock, and a wind vane. It was supposedly built by Andronicus of Cyrrhus around 50 BC, but according to other sources, might have been constructed in the 2nd century BC before the rest of the forum.

Located at 37.9742, 23.727 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1st-century BC architecture, Hellenistic architecture, Towers in Greece, Meteorology in history, Ancient Greek buildings and structures in Athens, Octagonal buildings, Roman Athens

Bank of Greece

The Bank of Greece (Greek: Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος, short ΤτΕ) is the national central bank of Greece, located in Athens on Panepistimiou Street, with several branches across the country. Founded in 1927. Its operations started officially in 1928.

Located at 37.9786, 23.7333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Economy of Greece, Banking in Greece, European System of Central Banks, Central banks, Banks of Greece, Banks established in 1927, 1927 establishments in Greece

National Bank of Greece

The National Bank of Greece (NBG; Greek: Εθνική Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος) is a global banking and financial services company with its headquarters in Athens, Greece. From the operations in Greece come 50% of its pretax preprovision profits, complemented by 35% from Turkey and 15% from Southeastern Europe. The group offers financial products and services for corporate and institutional clients along with private and business clients.

Located at 37.981, 23.729 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Banks of Greece, 1841 establishments

Ecologist Greens

The Ecologist Greens (Greek: Οικολόγοι Πράσινοι, Oikologoi Prasinoi) are a Greek Green ecologist political party. It has existed since 2002, yet the ecologist movement in Greece dates many years and was characterised by a reluctance to actively become involved in the political scene. They are a member of the European Green party.

Located at 37.9776, 23.7303 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Green parties in Greece, European Green Party, Political parties established in 2002, 2002 establishments in Greece, Global Greens member parties

Syntagma Square

Syntagma Square (English: Constitution Square) (sometimes spelled 'Syndagma Square'), is a town square located in central Athens, Greece. The Square is named after the Constitution that King Otto was obliged to grant, after a popular and military uprising on September 3, 1843. It is the oldest and socially most important square of modern Athens, at the epicentre of commercial activity during the nineteenth century.

Located at 37.9756, 23.7347 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Squares in Athens, National squares

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greek: Εθνικόν και Καποδιστριακόν Πανεπιστήμιον Αθηνών), usually referred to simply as the University of Athens, has been in continuous operation since its establishment in 1837. Presently, it is the second-largest university in Greece, with more than fifty thousand undergraduate students. It is ranked between 501st-550th in the world according to the QS World University Rankings 2012.

Located at 37.9808, 23.7339 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Universities in Greece, Educational institutions established in 1837, Public universities

Council of State (Greece)

In Greece, the Council of State (sometimes Counsel of State or State Council, Greek: Συμβούλιο της Επικρατείας) is the Supreme Administrative Court of Greece.

Located at 37.9814, 23.7311 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Politics of Greece, Judicial system of Greece, 1835 establishments in Greece

Panepistimiou Street

Panepistimiou Street (named after the University of Athens the central building of which is on the upper corner) is a major street in Athens that runs one way for non-transit vehicles since 2002 from Amalias Avenue, Syntagma Square and Vassilissis Sofias Avenue to Omonoia Square in which is now a pedestrian crossing and before an intersection. Its total length is about 1.2 km.

Located at 37.9803, 23.7329 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Transport in Athens, Streets in Athens

Athinas Street

Athinas Street is a street in downtown Athens in Greece. It is named after Athena, the goddess of wisdom. The street runs from Ermou Street north to Omonoia Square through the Psiri neighborhood. Its total length is nearly 1 km of which 80 m is a walkway since 1999. Until 1999, it used to access with Omonoia Square, now motorists can now access it via Lykourgos Street east to Aiolou and 28 Oktovriou (Patissi) Street and other streets. North of Lykourgos is a pedestrian walkway.

Located at 37.9802, 23.7271 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Streets in Athens

Voukourestiou Street

Voukourestiou Street named after the Treaty of Bucharest, which in 1913 ended the second Balkan War, is a rather narrow street in the Kolonaki district of Athens known for its high-end boutiques. Starting in the 1950s, this street was the street for hip and trendy European and American goods in the Greek capital as well as gold and jewellery shops. Running from Panepistimiou Street to the slope of Mt. Lycabettus, the street epitomized fancy shopping in Greece for generations.

Located at 37.9769, 23.735 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Streets in Athens, Shopping districts and streets

Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens

The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Annunciation (Greek: Καθεδρικός Ναός Ευαγγελισμού της Θεοτόκου) popularly known as the "Mētrópolis", is the cathedral church of the Archbishop of Athens and all Greece. Construction of the Cathedral began on Christmas Day, 1842 with the laying of the cornerstone by King Otto and Queen Amalia. Workers used marble from 72 demolished churches to build the Cathedral's immense walls. Three architects and 20 years later, it was complete.

Located at 37.9753, 23.7302 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Churches in Athens, Cathedrals in Greece, Eastern Orthodox church buildings in Greece, Greek Orthodox cathedrals

Old Parliament House, Athens

The Old Parliament building (Greek: Παλαιά Βουλή, Paleá Voulí) at Stadiou Street in Athens, housed the Greek Parliament between 1875 and 1932. It now houses the country's National Historical Museum (Εθνικό Ιστορικό Μουσείο, Ethnikó Istorikó Mouseío).

Located at 37.9775, 23.7328 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Athens, History of Athens, Museums established in 1960, Museums in Athens, Hellenic Parliament, History museums in Greece, City museums

Church of Panaghia Kapnikarea

The Church of Panaghia Kapnikarea (Greek: Εκκλησία της Παναγίας Καπνικαρέας) or just Kapnikarea is a Greek Orthodox church and one of the oldest churches in Athens.

Located at 37.9763, 23.7286 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Byzantine churches in Athens, 11th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings, Eastern Orthodox church buildings in Greece

National Library of Greece

The National Library of Greece is situated near the center of city of Athens. It was designed by the Danish architect Theophil Freiherr von Hansen, as part of his famous Trilogy of neo-classical buildings including the Academy of Athens and the original building of the Athens University. It was founded by Ioannis Kapodistrias.

Located at 37.9811, 23.7331 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1832 establishments in Greece, Culture in Athens, Landmarks in Athens, Libraries in Athens, Libraries established in 1832, Visitor attractions in Athens, Library buildings completed in 1903

Academy of Athens (modern)

The Academy of Athens is Greece's national academy, and the highest research establishment in the country. It was established in 1926, and operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Education. The Academy's main building is one of the major landmarks of Athens.

Located at 37.98, 23.7342 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Academy of Athens (modern), Education in Athens, Buildings and structures in Athens, Educational institutions established in 1926, 1926 establishments in Greece

Agios Eleftherios Church, Athens

The Agios Eleftherios church, also known as Mikri Mitropoli ("little metropolitan church") or Panagia Gorgoepikoos is a Byzantine-era church located at the Mitropolis square, next to the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens (Megali Mitropoli). Michael Choniates, the bishop of Athens, ordered the construction at the start of the 13th century.

Located at 37.975, 23.73 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Byzantine churches in Athens, 13th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings, Eastern Orthodox church buildings in Greece

Museum of the City of Athens

Museum of the City of Athens Vouros - Eutaxias is a museum in Athens, Greece. It houses a collection of a variety of Athens-related items collected by art collector Lambros Eutaxias (1905-1996). It includes antiquities, Byzantine art, sculptures, paintings, drawings, photographs and metal, glass and textile works. Also it includes furniture arranged in typical living rooms of the Athenian aristocracy of the 19th century.

Located at 37.9788, 23.7315 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Athens, City museums, Art museums and galleries in Greece

Tsisdarakis Mosque

Tsisdarakis Mosque is an 18th-century Ottoman mosque, now functioning as a museum, in central Athens, Greece. The mosque is standing in front of the Monastiraki station.

Located at 37.9759, 23.726 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Athens, Folk art museums in Greece, Mosques in Greece, 18th-century mosques, Former mosques, Museums in Athens

Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments

The Museum of Popular Music Instruments (Greek: Μουσείο Ελληνικών Λαϊκών Μουσικών Οργάνων), is a museum and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology in the Lassanis Mansion, Plaka, Athens, Greece. It displays about 600 Greek musical instruments from the last 300 years and has as many more in store.

Located at 37.9744, 23.7274 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Athens, Musical instrument museums, Greek music

Hadrian's Library

Hadrian's Library was created by Roman Emperor Hadrian in AD 132 on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens. The building followed a typical Roman Forum architectural style, having only one entrance with a propylon of Corinthian order, a high surrounding wall with protruding niches at its long sides, an inner courtyard surrounded by columns and a decorative oblong pool in the middle. The library was on the eastern side where rolls of papyrus "books" were kept.

Located at 37.9756, 23.7261 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Ancient Greek buildings and structures in Athens, Landmarks in Athens, Ancient Greek sites in Greece, 2nd-century architecture, Roman Athens, Hadrian

Fethiye Mosque (Athens)

The Fethiye Mosque (Greek: Φετιχιέ τζαμί; Turkish: Fethiye Camii, "Mosque of the Conquest") is a 15th-century Ottoman mosque in central Athens, Greece. It was built in 1456/1458, soon after the Ottoman conquest of the Duchy of Athens. It is located on the northern side of the ancient Roman forum, near the Tower of the Winds, and was built on the ruins of a middle Byzantine basilica. During Ottoman times, it was commonly known as the "Wheatmarket Mosque".

Located at 37.9745, 23.727 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Athens, Mosques in Greece, 15th-century mosques, Former mosques

Hellenic Capital Market Commission

The Hellenic Republic Capital Market Commission (or Greek Capital Market Commission) is one of two regulatory bodies for the financial industry in Greece, the other being the Bank of Greece. It is the competent authority for supervising securities laws, including tender offers.

Located at 37.9772, 23.7336 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Economy of Greece, 1927 establishments in Greece, Financial regulatory authorities

Ermou Street (Athens)

Ermou Street, is a one and a half kilometer-long road in central Athens, Greece, connecting Kerameikos archaeological site with the Syntagma Square through Monastiraki, Psiri and Thiseio. It consists of three sections: The east (from Filellinon Street to Aiolou Street, app. 700m long) which is a pedestrian zone and the city's best-known and busiest shopping street, the middle (from Aiolou Street to Agion Asomaton str.

Located at 37.9766, 23.7257 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Streets in Athens, Shopping districts and streets

University of Indianapolis – Athens Campus

The University of Indianapolis – Athens Campus is the European branch campus of the University of Indianapolis. The university, popularly known as UIndy Athens, is located under the shadow of the Acropolis, in the historic Plaka neighborhood of central Athens. The campus was chartered in 1989 and currently offers degrees in over 35 undergraduate and graduate programs. It also maintains an active culture center immediately adjacent to the ancient Tower of the Winds.

Located at 37.9742, 23.7315 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Universities and colleges in Greece, Education in Athens, University of Indianapolis, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Council of Independent Colleges, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities members, Satellite campuses

Pantanassa

The Church of Saint Mary Pantanassa is a 10th century monastery in Monastiraki Square, between Athinas and Mitropoleos streets, facing the Monastiraki station, in central Athens, Greece. The church was known as the Great (or Big) Monastery, and then later as monastiraki ("little monastery"), which eventually became the name of the whole area.

Located at 37.9765, 23.7261 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Christian monasteries in Greece, Churches in Athens