Syntagma
District of Athens
Attica - Greece

Plaka

Pláka is the old historical neighborhood of Athens, clustered around the northern and eastern slopes of the Acropolis, and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture. Plaka is built on top of the residential areas of the ancient town of Athens. It is known as the "Neighbourhood of the Gods" due to its proximity to the Acropolis and its many archaeological sites.

Located at 37.9722, 23.7306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Visitor attractions in Athens, Neighbourhoods in 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

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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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

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

Zappeion

The Zappeion (Greek: Ζάππειον Μέγαρο, Záppeion Mégaro) is a building in the National Gardens of Athens in the heart of Athens, Greece. It is generally used for meetings and ceremonies, both official and private.

Located at 37.9714, 23.7364 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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History of the Olympic Village, Government buildings completed in 1888, Landmarks in Athens, 1896 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic fencing venues

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

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

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

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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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

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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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

Frissiras Museum

Frissiras Museum is a contemporary painting museum in Plaka Athens, Greece. It was founded and endowed by Vlassis Frissiras, an art-collecting lawyer. Its permanent collection consists of 3000 paintings and sculptures by Greek and other European artists on the subject of the human form.

Located at 37.9723, 23.7322 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Athens, Art museums and galleries in Greece

Jewish Museum of Greece

The Jewish Museum of Greece (Greek: Εβραϊκό Μουσείο της Ελλάδος) is a museum in Athens, Greece. It was established by Nicholas Stavriyklakis in 1977 to preserve the material culture of the Greek Jews.

Located at 37.973, 23.733 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Athens, Jewish museums, Jewish Greek history

Museum of Greek Folk Art

The Museum of Greek Folk Art is a museum in Athens, Greece. The museum was founded in 1918 as the Museum of Greek Handicrafts in the Tsisdarakis Mosque in Monastiraki, which later became the National Museum of Decorative Arts and in 1959 it obtained its current name. In 1973 the most of the collection and the main functions of the museum were moved to 17 Kydanthinaion Str. in Plaka and the mosque was annexed to it.

Located at 37.9725, 23.7323 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Athens, Folk art museums in Greece, Art museums established in 1918, 1918 establishments in Greece

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

Hellenic Children's Museum

The Hellenic Children's Museum in Athens, Greece is located in two houses specifically designed for use by children. The museum also features in the book, The Athens Assignment.

Located at 37.9722, 23.7317 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Athens, Children's museums, Museums established in 1987, 1987 establishments in Greece

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

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

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