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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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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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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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National Technical University of Athens

The National Technical University of Athens (Greek: Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο, National Metsovian Polytechnic), sometimes known as Athens Polytechnic, is among the oldest and most prestigious higher education institutions of Greece. It is named Metsovion in honor of its benefactors Nikolaos Stournaris, Eleni Tositsa, Michail Tositsas and Georgios Averoff, whose origin is from the town of Metsovo in Epirus.

Located at 37.9879, 23.7316 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Omonoia Square

Omonia Square is a central square in Athens. It marks the northern corner of the downtown area defined by the city plans of the 19th century, and is one of the city's principal traffic hubs. It is served by Omonia train station, used by the Athens Metro and the Ilektrikos.

Located at 37.9842, 23.7278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Squares in Athens

Omonoia metro station

Omonoia station is an underground station in Omonoia square of Athens used by Athens Metro and ISAP. The first station opened 1895 but had been completely redesigned until 1930 as a Metro station. In 2000 the additional platforms for Line 2 was opened.

Located at 37.9842, 23.7283 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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ISAP stations, Athens Metro stations

Athens Exchange

The Athens Stock Exchange or ASE or ATHEX (Greek: Χρηματιστήριο Αθηνών or ΧΑ) is a stock exchange located in Athens, Greece.

Located at 37.9903, 23.7286 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

The National Archaeological Museum (Greek: Εθνικό Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο) in Athens houses some of the most important artifacts from a variety of archaeological locations around Greece from prehistory to late antiquity. It is considered one of the great museums in the world and contains the richest collection of artifacts from Greek antiquity worldwide.

Located at 37.9892, 23.7325 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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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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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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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

Psyri

Psyri or Psiri or Psyrri or Psirri is a gentrified neighbourhood in Athens, Greece, today known for its restaurants, bars, live music tavernas, and small number of hotels. Until the early 1990s, Psyri had a dangerous reputation, but it has now become one of the most fashionable and trendy choices in the centre of Athens for accommodation, entertainment and food hospitality.

Located at 37.9778, 23.725 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Visitor attractions in Athens, Neighbourhoods in Athens

National Theatre of Greece

The National Theatre of Greece is based in Athens, Greece.

Located at 37.9847, 23.7253 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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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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German Archaeological Institute at Athens

The German Archaeological Institute at Athens (German: Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Athen; Greek: Γερμανικό Αρχαιολογικό Ινστιτούτο Αθηνών) is one of the 17 foreign archaeological institutes operating in Athens, Greece.

Located at 37.9825, 23.7319 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Foreign Archaeological Institutes in Greece, Classical educational institutes

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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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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Epigraphical Museum

The Epigraphical Museum of Athens, Greece, is the third-largest museum of ancient inscriptions in the world. Its collection comprises 13,500 inscriptions, mostly Latin, from early historical times to the Late Roman period. It is situated in the south wing of the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Four of its rooms are accessible to visitors, while the rest is reserved for researchers. A full photographic archive of the collection is being assembled for future visitors.

Located at 37.9886, 23.7323 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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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

Theatrical Museum of Greece

The Museum and Study Centre of the Greek Theatre is a museum in Athens, Greece. It was founded by the historian of the Greek Theatre, Yiannis Sideris in 1938.

Located at 37.9817, 23.7344 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Theatre in Greece, Museums in Athens, Theatre museums

Metaxourgeio

Metaxourgeio or Metaxourgio or Metaxouryio (Μεταξουργείο in Greek) is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. The neighborhood is located north of the historical center of Athens, between Kolonos to the east and Kerameikos to the west, and north of Gazi. Metaxourgeio is frequently described as a transition neighborhood.

Located at 37.9861, 23.7214 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods in Athens

Omonoia, Athens

Omonoia is a neighborhood in downtown Athens, Greece, centered on the square of the same name and served by the Omonoia station of the Athens Metro. Historically the heart of the city, it has experienced serious urban decay in recent years, becoming plagued by drug dealing, prostitution and theft, especially in its western part. Despite that, it is still a focal point for commercial and social life in Athens, especially for the various immigrant communities.

Located at 37.9841, 23.728 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Kotzia Square

Kotzia Square is a square in central Athens, Greece. The square retains several charactertics of 19th century local neoclassical architecture, such as the City Hall of the Municipality of Athens and the National Bank of Greece Cultural Center.

Located at 37.9817, 23.7278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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2004 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic cycling venues, Squares in Athens

Avdi Square

Avdi Square is a public gathering place located in the Metaxourgeio neighbourhood of Athens, Greece, bounded by Leonidou, Kerameikou, Giatrakou and Germanikou streets. On the edges of the square stand the Municipal Gallery of Athens, several cafes, theatres, businesses and residential buildings. The City of Athens renovated the square in 2008, increasing the amount and quality of greenery, improving lighting and renewing tile surfaces.

Located at 37.9843, 23.7206 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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