Kolonaki
District of Athens
Attica - Greece

Mount Lycabettus

Mount Lycabettus, also known as Lycabettos, Lykabettos or Lykavittos, is a Cretaceous limestone hill in Athens, Greece. At 277 meters (908 feet) above sea level, the hill is the highest point in the city that surrounds it. Pine trees cover its base, and at its two peaks are the 19th century Chapel of St. George, a theatre, and a restaurant.

Located at 37.9819, 23.7431 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Geography of Athens, Hills of Greece, Outdoor theatres, Visitor attractions in Athens

British School at Athens

The British School at Athens (BSA) (Greek: Βρετανική Σχολή Αθηνών) is one of the 17 Foreign Archaeological Institutes in Athens, Greece.

Located at 37.9789, 23.7478 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Foreign Archaeological Institutes in Greece, Classical educational institutes, Greece–United Kingdom relations, Libraries in Athens, British archaeologists

Benaki Museum

The Benaki Museum, established and endowed in 1930 by Antonis Benakis in memory of his father Emmanuel Benakis, is housed in the Benakis family mansion in downtown Athens, Greece. The museum houses Greek works of art from the prehistorical to the modern times, an extensive collection of Asian art, hosts periodic exhibitions and maintains a state-of-the-art restoration and conservation workshop.

Located at 37.9759, 23.7404 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Athens, Art museums and galleries in Greece, Biographical museums in Greece, Art museums established in 1930, Archaeological museums in Greece, Ancient Greek culture, Greek culture, Museums of Ancient Greece, 1930 establishments in Greece

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

Evangelismos metro station

Evangelismos station is located on Vasilissis Sofias Avenue. It is close to Evangelismos Hospital, the National Gallery of Athens, the Athens War Museum, the Byzantine & Christian Museum and the Athens Hilton. Close to this station is the famous area of Kolonaki, known for its shopping centers and cafes. Furthermore, many embassies and companies are located within close proximity. This station was inaugurated in 2000.

Located at 37.9763, 23.747 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Athens Metro stations, Railway stations opened in 2000

Syntagma metro station

The Syntagma station of Attiko Metro is located at Syntagma Square in the centre of Athens, Greece. It serves as a transfer point to the Blue Line (Line 3) with the Red Line (Line 2). It also serves as a connection point to the Athens Tram. When the Metro first opened, the station was the terminal station for both the new lines. It is a transportation hub for E. TH.E.L. buses, for the Tram as well as for taxi. It has the most passengers of all the Athens Metro Stations.

Located at 37.9753, 23.7353 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Athens Metro stations

Hellenic Parliament

The Hellenic Parliament (Greek: Βουλή των Ελλήνων; Parliament of the Hellenes; transliterated Vouli ton Ellinon), is the Parliament of Greece, located in the Parliament House (Old Royal Palace), overlooking Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece. The Parliament is the supreme democratic institution that represents the citizens through an elected body of Members of Parliament (MPs). It is a unicameral legislature of 300 members, elected for a four-year term.

Located at 37.9753, 23.7369 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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History of Athens, Landmarks in Athens, Hellenic Parliament, Legislative buildings in Europe, Neoclassical palaces, Unicameral legislatures, Parliaments by country, 1843 establishments in Greece, National legislatures

Kolonaki

Kolonaki, literally "Little Column" is a neighborhood in central Athens, Greece. It is located on the southwestern slopes of Lycabettus hill. Its name derives from the 2 metre column that defined the area even before a single house had been built there. (See map, with Colonne indicating the column. ) Kolonaki is a wealthy, chic and upmarket district, and a fashionable meeting area.

Located at 37.9778, 23.7417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Shopping districts and streets, Neighbourhoods in Athens, Museum districts, Art gallery districts

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

Kolonaki Square

Kolonaki Square, is located in central Athens, Greece. Kolonaki itself is named after the small ancient column in the center of the square; the modern official name of this square is Plateia Filikis Etaireias named for the "Friendly Society" that supported Greek independence. Originally, Kolonaki Square was just an area of open ground (around 1890) containing the column, and was only later planted with trees and designated as a square in about 1895-1900.

Located at 37.9769, 23.7409 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Squares in Athens

Stathatos Mansion

The Stathatos building (Megaron Stathatou) is a neoclassical villa on the Vasilissis Sophias Avenue. It was built in 1895 by the Saxon-Greek architect Ernst Ziller for the Stathatos Family.

Located at 37.9756, 23.7428 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Houses completed in 1895, Houses in Greece, Buildings and structures in Athens, Museums in Athens

Herodou Attikou Street

Herodou Attikou Street or Irodou Attikou Street is located east of downtown Athens and is adjacent to the National Garden of Athens. The street is named after the ancient Athenian rhetorician, magnate and major benefactor of the Roman era, Herodes Atticus. The tree-lined one-way street runs from north to south. It is the most expensive piece of housing real estate in Greece, with prices exceeding €25,000 per square metre.

Located at 37.9742, 23.7403 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Transport in Athens, Streets in Athens

Byzantine & Christian Museum

The Byzantine and Christian Museum (Greek: Βυζαντινό και Χριστιανικό Μουσείο) is situated at Vassilissis Sofias Avenue in Athens, Greece. It was founded in 1914 and houses more than 25,000 exhibits with rare collections of pictures, scriptures, frescoes, pottery, fabrics, manuscripts and copies of artifacts from the 3rd century AD to the late medieval era. It is one of the most important museums in the world in Byzantine Art.

Located at 37.9747, 23.7444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Museums established in 1914, Byzantine museums in Greece, Museums in Athens, Religious museums in Greece, Art museums and galleries in Greece

Athens War Museum

The Athens War Museum, established on July 18, 1975, is the museum of the Greek Armed Forces. Its purpose is the exhibition of weapon artifacts and the relevant research in the history of war. It covers the history of war in all ages. The museums' collections include the collection of the Greek Army, with artifacts from other civilizations such as Ancient China and Ancient Japan. The museum's centerpieces are weaponry from wars in which Greece was involved.

Located at 37.9753, 23.7453 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Military and war museums in Greece, Museums in Athens, Museums established in 1975

Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art

The Nicholas P. Goulandris Foundation - Museum of Cycladic Art is one of the great museums of Athens. It houses a magnificent collection of artifacts of Cycladic art. The museum was founded in 1986 in order to house the collection of Cycladic and Ancient Greek art belonging to Nicholas and Dolly Goulandris. Starting in the early 1960s, the couple collected Greek antiquities, with special interest in the prehistoric art from the Cyclades islands of the Aegean Sea.

Located at 37.976, 23.7422 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Athens, Archaeological museums in Greece, Museums established in 1986, Goulandris family, Cycladic civilization, Art museums and galleries in Greece

Numismatic Museum of Athens

The Numismatic Museum in Athens is one of the most important museums of Greece and houses one of the greatest collections of coins, ancient and modern, in the world. The museum itself is housed in the former mansion of Heinrich Schliemann, the famous archaeologist, formally known as Iliou Melathron (“Palace of Ilion” {{{lang-el}}}Ιλίου Μέλαθρον}}).

Located at 37.9778, 23.7354 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Athens, Archaeological museums in Greece, Numismatic museums

French School at Athens

The French School at Athens (French: École française d’Athènes; Greek: Γαλλική Σχολή Αθηνών) is one of the seventeen foreign archaeological institutes operating in Athens, Greece.

Located at 37.9822, 23.7378 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1846, Foreign Archaeological Institutes in Greece, Text societies

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

City of Athens Cultural Center

The City of Athens Cultural Center is the cultural center of the Municipality of Athens, in Greece. It is housed in a 1836 neoclassical building in the center of Athens. Originally the building housed the Municipal Hospital. It includes three exhibition rooms, the Fotis Kontoglou, Georgios Iakovidis and Nikolaos Gyzis halls, as well as the Antonis Tritsis amphitheatre, which holds various interdisciplinary seminars, conferences and other events.

Located at 37.9814, 23.7353 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Culture in Athens, Art museums and galleries in Greece, Infrastructure completed in 1836, Buildings and structures in Athens, Municipality of Athens, Visitor attractions in Athens

Museum of the History of the Greek Costume

Museum of the History of the Greek Costume is a special interest museum in Athens, Greece. It was inaugurated by the former Minister of Culture, Melina Mercouri, in 1988 and is part of the Lyceum of Hellenic women, a non profit society founded in 1910. The museum's collections include Greek traditional costumes, jewellery, reproductions of minoan, classic and Byzantine clothes, as well as porcelain dolls with Greek costumes.

Located at 37.9788, 23.7377 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Athens, Greek clothing, Fashion museums

Syntagma Metro Station Archaeological Collection

The Syntagma Metro Station Archeological Collection is a museum in Athens, Greece. It is located at the Syntagma station of the Athens metro and it features a variety of historical items unearthed during the process of building the metro.

Located at 37.9755, 23.7351 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Athens Metro, Museums in Athens, Archaeological museums in Greece

Maximos Mansion

The Maximos Mansion is, since 1982, the official seat of the Prime Minister of Greece. It is located in downtown Athens, Greece, near Syntagma Square. Although the building shelters the offices of the Head of the Greek Government, it is also the official residence of the Prime Minister.

Located at 37.9734, 23.7406 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Athens, Official residences in Greece, Buildings and structures completed in 1921

Lyceum (Classical)

The Lyceum was a gymnasium and public meeting place in Classical Athens named after the god of the grove that housed the Lyceum, Apollo Lyceus (Apollo as 'wolf-god'). Though best known for its connection with Aristotle and the peripatetic school he led there, the Lyceum was in existence long before Aristotle’s formal founding in 334 or 335 BC and continued under several heads until the Roman general Sulla sacked Athens in 86 BC. The remains of the Lyceum were discovered in modern Athens in 1996.

Located at 37.9741, 23.7435 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Aristotle, Schools in Greece, Defunct schools in Greece, 4th-century BC establishments in Greece, 1st-century BC disestablishments in Greece, 330s BC establishments, 86 BC disestablishments, Education in Athens, Ancient Greek buildings and structures in Athens, Ancient Greek sites in Greece

Old Royal Palace

The Old Royal Palace is the former royal palace in Athens, Greece. The palace faces onto the Syntagma Square and now houses the Hellenic Parliament. The palace was designed by Friedrich von Gärtner for King Óthon of Greece and was completed in 1843. As it served originally as a palace for the Greek monarchs, it is sometimes still referred to as the "Old Palace". After suffering fire damage in 1909, it entered a long period of renovation.

Located at 37.9753, 23.7369 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Royal residences in Greece, Greek monarchy, Houses in Greece, Buildings and structures in Athens, Palaces in Greece

Lycabettus Funicular

The Lycabettus Funicular is a funicular railway to the top of Mount Lycabettus in the Greek capital city of Athens. It was constructed in the 1960s by the Greek Tourist Organisation (EOT) and was inaugurated on April 18, 1965. The terminal stations are situated at Aristippou street, in Kolonaki, and the Chapel of St. George, near the top of the hill. Between the terminal stations, the line is entirely in tunnel.

Located at 37.9804, 23.744 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Funicular railways in Greece, Railway lines opened in 1965, Transport in Athens