Kontópefko
District of Agía Paraskeví
Attica - Greece

Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place on ten separate courts at the Olympic Tennis Centre. The surface was hardcourt, specifically DecoTurf. 172 players competed in 4 events. 2004 saw more of the top ranked players appearing, as this tournament saw world ranking points allocated to the players for the first time. Martina Navratilova made her first appearance at the Olympic Games where she partnered with Lisa Raymond in the ladies doubles event.

Located at 38.04, 23.7906 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Tennis at the Summer Olympics, Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Tennis tournaments in Greece, 2004 Summer Olympics events, 2004 in tennis

Athens Olympic Sports Complex

The Olympic Athletic Center of Athens "Spiros Louis" or OACA, is a sport facilities complex located at Marousi, northeast Athens, Greece. The complex consists of five major venues as well as other supplementary sport facilities. The Olympic Athletic Center of Athens has hosted the Mediterranean Games in 1991, the World Championship in Athletics in 1997 as well as other important athletic and cultural events.

Located at 38.0386, 23.7858 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Indoor arenas in Greece, Olympic Parks, Santiago Calatrava structures, Tennis venues in Greece, Swimming venues, 2004 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic swimming venues, Event venues established in 1982

Olympic Stadium (Athens)

The Olympic Stadium "Spiros Louis" (Greek: Ολυμπιακό Στάδιο "Σπύρος Λούης", Olympiakó Stádio "Spiros Louis") is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. It is named after the first modern Olympic marathon race winner in 1896, Spiros Louis.

Located at 38.0361, 23.7876 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Sports venues completed in 1982, Football venues in Greece, Athletics (track and field) venues in Greece, National stadiums, Olympic stadiums, 2004 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic athletics venues, Olympic football venues, Event venues established in 1982

Athens Olympic Tennis Centre

The Olympic Tennis Centre is a grouping of 16 tennis courts at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. It hosted the tennis matches at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Located at 38.0393, 23.791 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Buildings and structures completed in 2004, 2004 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic tennis venues, Sports venues in Greece

Athens Olympic Velodrome

The Olympic Velodrome is a stadium at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex, built in 1991 for the Mediterranean Games. It was extensively refurbished in order to host the track cycling events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The stadium, which seats 5,250 - though only 3,300 seats were made publicly available for the games - has distinctive twin roofs covering the stands on each side, designed by Santiago Calatrava. The track, made of Afzelia wood, is 250 m. long and 7.5 m. wide.

Located at 38.0401, 23.7804 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Sports venues completed in 1991, 2004 Summer Olympic venues, Sports venues in Greece, Velodromes in Greece, Cycle racing in Greece, Olympic cycling venues

Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre

The Olympic Aquatic Centre is a complex at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex, consisting of two outdoor pools and one indoor pool, that was built for the 1991 Mediterranean Games. It was refurbished and expanded for the 2004 Summer Olympics. The larger of the outdoor pools, which seats 11,500 spectators, hosted swimming and water polo events. The smaller pool, which hosted synchronized swimming, sat 5,300 fans. The indoor pool, which hosted the diving events, sat 6,200 observers.

Located at 38.0387, 23.7808 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Sports venues completed in 1991, 2004 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic diving venues, Olympic swimming venues, Olympic synchronized swimming venues, Olympic water polo venues, Sports venues in Greece

O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall

The O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall (also known simply as the Indoor Hall or the Olympic Sports Hall) which is part of the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens (O.A.C.A. ) "Spiros Louis", was completed in 1995 and was the largest indoor venue in use for sporting events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. It is located in the suburb of Maroussi. It is considered to be one of the biggest and most modern indoor sports arenas in all of Europe. In Greece it is known as the O.A.K.A.

Located at 38.0379, 23.7847 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Sports venues completed in 1995, Indoor arenas in Greece, Basketball venues in Greece, 2004 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic basketball venues, Olympic gymnastics venues, Event venues established in 1995

Doukissis Plakentias metro station

Doukissis Plakentias, in Athens, Greece is an Attiko Metro Blue Line Station situated in Agia Paraskevi near Doukissis Plakentias Avenue. Named after the Duchess of Plaisance, a philhellene, who owned much of the land in this part of Athens, it is located near Attiki Odos, and serves as a connection point with the Athens Suburban Railway.

Located at 38.0275, 23.8286 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Athens Metro stations

Ethniki Amyna metro station

Ethniki Amyna (Εθνική Άμυνα) is an Athens Metro Blue Line (Line 3) station, situated close to the Ministry of National Defence and the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. When the Metro first opened, it served as the terminal station for all trains to that direction (Syntagma station being the other end of the line at the time).

Located at 37.9992, 23.7845 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Athens Metro stations

Katehaki metro station

Katehaki is an Attiko Metro Blue Line (Line 3) station, located at "Katechaki Avenue" and "Mesogeion Avenue". It is close to the building of the former Ministry of Public Order (Greek: Υπουργείο Δημοσίας Τάξης) and also to the Goudi Badminton Olympic Complex, to the National Glyptotheque of Greece as well as National Technical University of Athens new campus.

Located at 37.993, 23.7764 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Athens Metro stations

Kifisias Avenue

Kifisias Avenue is one of the longest avenues in the Greater Athens area, Greece. Its total length is about 20 km, beginning 4 km northeast of downtown Athens and ending by the municipal boundary of Nea Erythraia north of Kifisia. The total amount of lanes is three, up to Kifisia, then two through Kifissia, before it turns to a one lane (per direction) road for the rest of its length.

Located at 38.0175, 23.7867 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Streets in Athens, Transport in Athens

The Mall Athens

The Mall Athens is a shopping mall in Athens, Greece. It was the first of the kind to be constructed in Greece and one of the largest shopping and leisure centres in Southeastern Europe. The Mall Athens is located close to the Athens Olympic Stadium in the suburb of Maroussi and was opened to the public on November 25, 2005.

Located at 38.0447, 23.7911 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Shopping malls in Athens, Corruption in Greece, Shopping malls established in 2005

German School of Athens

The German School of Athens, or Deutsche Schule Athen (GSA / DSA, in Greek Γερμανική Σχολή Αθηνών, ΓΣΑ or also known Dörpfeld Gymnasium), is a coeducational independent, high school in Greece. The school has been in operation since 1896. It was founded by architect and archeologist Wilhelm Dörpfeld.

Located at 38.037, 23.7943 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Education in Athens, German foreign schools, Private schools in Greece, Educational institutions established in 1896, 1896 establishments in Greece

Institute for Language and Speech Processing

The Institute for Language and Speech Processing (ILSP) (Greek: Ινστιτούτο Επεξεργασίας του Λόγου, ΙΕΛ) is a Greek non-profit private foundation focusing on applied research in Speech Processing, Natural Language Processing and Computer-Assisted Language Learning. The goal of ILSP is to support the growth of Language Technology in Greece.

Located at 38.0367, 23.8025 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Linguistic research institutes, Research institutes in Greece

Nerantziotissa station

Nerantziotissa station is a complex of two train stations located in Maroussi, Greece, a northern suburb of Athens. The first is a station of the Athens Metro and the second is a suburban railway station. Its name comes from an old Byzantine church, Panagia Nerantziotissa (Παναγία Νεραντζιώτισσα), located nearby. Nerantziotissa station was built for the 2004 Olympic Games. The station is near the Mall, a large US-style shopping centre. It is also close to Athens Olympic Sports Complex.

Located at 38.045, 23.7928 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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ISAP stations, Railway stations opened in 2004

Eirini station

Eirini or Irini station is an ISAP metro station in Ano Maroussi, Greece several kilometres north of Athens and is next to the Olympic Complex. It is marked at the 20.850 kilometres from the starting point in Piraeus. The station is named after the Greek word for peace (ειρήνη) in which it is the pure symbol of sports and world peace. In the same spot, the present ISAP station was opened on March 4, 1957, and uses the same name.

Located at 38.0432, 23.7834 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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ISAP stations, Railway stations opened in 1957, Railway stations opened in 1982

Marousi metro station

Marousi station (Greek: Σταθμός Μαρουσίου - Stathmos Marousiou) is on Athens Metro Line 1, in Marousi, Greece, several kilometres north of Athens. It is marked at the 23.457 km from the starting point in Piraeus. In the same spot, the present ISAP station was opened on March 4, 1957 and was renovated in 2004. It features two platforms. It sits in the older train station of Attica Railways with an homonymous name.

Located at 38.0561, 23.8047 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Athens Metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1957

KAT metro station

KAT station (Greek: Σταθμός ΚΑΤ or Stathmos KAT) is an Athens Metro train station in Kifissia, Greece, next to the Traumatic Recovery Center (KAT), from which it derives its name. The station is situated several kilometres north of Athens and 24.631 km from the starting point in Piraeus. The station was opened on March 27, 1989, and was renovated in 2004. It contains two platforms.

Located at 38.0658, 23.8039 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Athens Metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1989

Alexander Iolas

Alexander Iolas or Alexandre Iolas (Greek language, Αλέξανδρος Ιόλας; born Constantine Koutsoudis; 25 March 1907 – 8 June 1987) was a Greek gallerist and collector. He owned galleries in the United States and Europe and contributed in many private and public art collections.

Located at 38.0174, 23.8358 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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1907 births, 1987 deaths, People from Alexandria, American art dealers, Greek art dealers, American art collectors, Greek art collectors, Former private collections, Archives of American Art related, Buildings and structures in Greece

Spathario Museum

The Spathario Shadow Theatre Museum is a museum in Maroussi, Athens, Greece. It exhibits mostly shadow puppet artifacts and it is named after prominent Greek puppet shadow artist Evgenios Spatharis. It was established in 1991 in the municipality of Maroussi and opened in 1996.

Located at 38.0544, 23.8074 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Museums in Athens, Puppet museums

Yiannis Tsarouchis Foundation Museum

Υiannis Tsarouchis Foundation Museum is an art museum in Marousi, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece, dedicated to the famous Greek painter Yannis Tsarouchis.

Located at 38.0633, 23.8014 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Art museums and galleries in Greece, Museums in Athens, Foundations based in Greece, Art museums established in 1981, 1981 establishments in Greece, Biographical museums in Greece

Ellinoroson

Ellinoroson is a neighbourhood of Athens, Greece.

Located at 37.9975, 23.7744 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods in Athens

Sismanogleio General Hospital

Sismanogleio General Hospital (Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Σισμανόγλειο) in Vrilissia, Athens is one of the largest public hospitals in Greece. Its name in Katharevousa is Sismanogleion (Σισμανόγλειον). During the 2009 swine flu outbreak Seismanogleion treated the first swine flu patient in Greece.

Located at 38.046, 23.828 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Hospitals in Greece

3rd Gymnasium of Agia Paraskevi

The 3rd Gymnasium of Agia Paraskevi (3ο Γυμνάσιο Αγίας Παρασκευής) is a gymnasium (high school) located in the Paradeisos area of Agia Paraskevi, Greece. The school educates around 300 students. The director is Mr Bairaktaris.

Located at 38.0102, 23.8227 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Schools in Greece, Gymnasiums (school), Education in Athens

Kifisias Avenue station

The Kifisias Avenue Rail Station is a railway station located on Kifisias Avenue in Marousi, Greece. The station is served by Proastiakos trains. It is on the Athens Airport - Kiato Line. It was first opened on July 30, 2004. It is located in the middle of Attiki Odos/number 6 below the circle interchange and Kifisia Avenue. The station should not be confused with the Kifisia station of ISAP, which is located in the suburb of Kifisia, further north.

Located at 38.0419, 23.8033 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Transport in Athens, Railway stations in Greece,