Charokópou
District of Kallithéa
Attica - Greece

Parthenon

The Parthenon is a temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the maiden goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their patron deity. Its construction began in 447 BC when the Athenian Empire was at the height of its power. It was completed in 438 BC, although decoration of the building continued until 432 BC. It is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece, generally considered the culmination of the development of the Doric order.

Located at 37.9702, 23.7225 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Temples of Athena, Acropolis of Athens, 5th-century BC architecture, Ancient Greek buildings and structures in Athens, Landmarks in Athens, Temples in ancient Athens, Sculptures by Phidias, Greek temples, Conversion of non-Christian places of worship into churches, Conversion of non-Muslim places of worship into mosques, Former mosques

Areopagus

This article concerns the place where a classical judicial body met. It is also the term for the judicial body which met there. For the 16th century literary movement, see Areopagus (poetry). For the regional government during the Greek War of Independence, see Areopagus of Eastern Continental Greece. For the modern Greek Supreme Court, see Court of Cassation (Greece).

Located at 37.9722, 23.7236 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Ancient Greek geography, Landmarks in Athens, Greek courts of appeal, Ancient Greek sites in Greece, Archaeological sites in Greece, Ares, Hills of Greece

Pnyx

The Pnyx is a hill in central Athens, the capital of Greece. Beginning as early as 507 BC, the Athenians gathered on the Pnyx to host their popular assemblies, thus making the hill one of the earliest and most important sites in the creation of democracy. The Pnyx is located less than 1 kilometre west of the Acropolis and 1.6 km south-west of the centre of Athens, Syntagma Square.

Located at 37.9717, 23.7194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Landmarks in Athens, Ancient Greek sites in Greece, Hills of Greece, Athenian democracy

Odeon of Herodes Atticus

The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is a stone theatre structure located on the south slope of the Acropolis of Athens. It was built in 161 AD by the Athenian magnate Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife, Aspasia Annia Regilla. It was originally a steep-sloped amphitheater with a three-story stone front wall and a wooden roof made of expensive, cedar of Lebanon timber. It was used as a venue for music concerts with a capacity of 5,000.

Located at 37.9708, 23.7244 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Acropolis of Athens, Landmarks in Athens, 2nd-century architecture, Ancient Greek buildings and structures in Athens, Ancient Greek theatres, Ancient Greek sites in Greece, Roman Athens

Eurovision Song Contest 2006

The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May (for the semi-final) and 20 May 2006 (for the final). The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi (ERT). The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah", written by lead singer Mr. Lordi.

Located at 37.9667, 23.7167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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2006 in Greece, 2006 music awards, Culture in Athens, Eurovision Song Contest by year, Greek music, Sakis Rouvas

Athens School of Fine Arts

The Athens School of Fine Arts (Greek: Ανωτάτη Σχολή Καλών Τεχνών), is Greece's premier art school whose main objective is to develop the artistic talents of its students.

Located at 37.962, 23.689 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Art schools in Greece, Greek art, Education in Athens, Culture in Athens, Educational institutions established in 1837, 1837 establishments in Greece

Athens Prefecture

The Athens Prefecture was one of the prefectures of Greece. It was part of the Attica region and the Athens-Piraeus super-prefecture. The capital of the prefecture was the city of Athens. After Lefkada Prefecture it was the second-smallest in Greece, but was the most populous and most densely populated. It covered the central part of the agglomeration of Athens.

Located at 37.9667, 23.7167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Athens Prefecture, Prefectures of Greece, Geography of Attica

Nea Smyrni Stadium

Nea Smyrni Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Athens, Greece. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Panionios G.S.S. which plays for the Greek Super League. The stadium is located in the southern suburb of Nea Smyrni, which is the heart of the team's fanbase. The all seated stadium holds 11,700 spectators and was built in 1939.

Located at 37.943, 23.7092 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Sports venues completed in 1939, Football venues in Greece, Sports venues in Athens, Multi-purpose stadiums in Greece, Panionios G.S.S.

National Observatory of Athens

The National Observatory of Athens (NOA) (Greek: Εθνικό Αστεροσκοπείο Αθηνών) is a research institute in Athens, Greece. Founded in 1842, it is the oldest research foundation in Greece, as it was the first scientific research institute built after Greece became independent in 1829, and one of the oldest research institutes in Southern Europe.

Located at 37.9733, 23.72 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Athens, Astronomical observatories in Greece, Science and technology in Greece, Research institutes in Greece, 1842 establishments in Greece

Peiraios Street

Peiraios Street is a main road in Athens, Greece linking the center of the city to the suburban port city of Piraeus. It is part of the system of national roads, as number 56 (Greek: Εθνική Οδός 56, abbreviated as EO56). Its length spans 10 km. Major intersections and an interchange include Karaoli Dimitriou Street, Kifissou Avenue, the Konstantinopouleos Avenue junction, Apostolou Pavlou with Vasileiou tou Megalou, Ermou, Thermopylon, Sofokleous, Deligiorgi and Sokratous Street.

Located at 37.958, 23.6847 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Streets in Athens, Roads in Greece

Votanikos

Votanikos is a subdivision located 3 km west of the downtown part of the Greek capital of Athens. The area is named after a nearby botanical garden situated to the southwest. The eastern part are residential, the western part are forested and industrialized. The subdivision has no squares but has a nearby school.

Located at 37.9758, 23.7164 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods in Athens

Tactual Museum of Athens

The Tactual Museum of Athens was founded in Athens in 1984 so that visually impaired people may become familiarised with the cultural heritage of Greece. The museum's exhibits are copies of original artifacts of the Mycenaean, Geometric, Archaic, Austere, classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods. There are also exhibits from the Byzantine era and works of art from visually impaired people.

Located at 37.9454, 23.7001 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Museums in Athens, Museums established in 1984, Art museums and galleries in Greece

Thiseio

Thiseio, also Thisseio, Thisio and Thissio is the name of a neighborhood in downtown Athens, Greece, northwest of the Acropolis, 1.5 km southwest of downtown, and 1 km southwest of city hall; its name derives from the Temple of Hephaestus, also known as Τhiseio, as it was, in earlier times, considered a temple of Theseus. The area also takes in the ancient Agora, Petralona, and Kerameikos, which includes the Assomaton Square. In Assomaton Square there is Agioi Assomatoi church.

Located at 37.975, 23.7167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Petralona station

The Petralona Station is an ISAP station, located in Petralona 7.016 km from Piraeus. It is located in Athens and took its name from the neighbourhood in Athens, It was first opened on November 22, 1954 and features two platforms. It was renovated in 2004.

Located at 37.9685, 23.7091 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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ISAP stations

Tavros-Eleftherios Venizelos station

Tavros-Eleftherios Venizelos station (Greek: Σταθμός Ταύρου-Ελευθερίου Βενιζέλου Stathmos Tavrou-Eleftheriou Venizelou) is a train station in Athens metropolitan area, Greece. The station is on the Piraeus-Kifissia line of Athens-Piraeus Electric Railways (ISAP), at 6.171 km from Piraeus. It is located in the municipality of Tavros, near the boundary with Kallithea and is named after the former Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos.

Located at 37.9625, 23.7034 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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ISAP stations

Kallithea metro station

Kallthea- or Kalithea Station is an Attiko Metro Green Line (Line 1) is an ISAP station, located in Kallithea and is also named after, 5.558 km from Piraeus. It is located in by the boundary with Kallithea. The second name is named after the Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos. The station was first opened on July 1, 1928, and was renovated in 2004. The station contains two platforms. Its nearest station is 600 metres to the east.

Located at 37.9603, 23.6968 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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ISAP stations, Railway stations opened in 1928

Athens Arena

Athens Arena (Athinon Arena) is a grand music venue in Athens, Greece. It is a large-scale convention centre and concert hall, designed to host up to 3,000 people seated. It is owned by the Papatheoharis Group. Artists featured in the Arena are Marinella, Antonis Remos Sakis Rouvas and Greek superstar Anna Vissi. Since 2005, it is the venue for the Greek preselection final for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Located at 37.9717, 23.7041 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Music venues in Greece, Buildings and structures in Athens, Culture in Athens, Visitor attractions in Athens

Evgenidio Foundation

The Evgenidio Foundation (Greek: Ίδρυμα Ευγενίδου, "Eugenidis Foundation") was established in 1956 in Athens, Greece implementing the will of the late Greek benefactor Εugenios Eugenidis, who died in April 1954. It has the form of private legal entity under law. The activity of the foundation, in accordance with its articles of association, is to contribute to the scientific and technological education of young people in Greece.

Located at 37.9401, 23.6964 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Technopolis (Gazi)

Technopolis (Gazi) is an industrial museum and a major cultural venue of the City of Athens, Greece, in the neighborhood of Gazi, next to Keramikos and very close to the Acropolis. It is dedicated to the memory of the great Greek composer Manos Hatzidakis, which is why it is also known as "Gazi Technopolis Manos Hatzidakis". It has been in operation since 1999 and is situated in the city's former gasworks which were founded in 1857, occupying an area of about 30.000 m2.

Located at 37.9781, 23.7141 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Museums in Athens, Gas museums, Science museums in Greece

Melina Merkouri Cultural Center

The Melina Merkouri Cultural Centre is a municipal cultural organization in Athens, Greece. It is housed in an impressive old hat factory in Thisseio. The Centre has two permanent exhibitions, the one called "Travelogue of Athens", which presents the neighborhoods of Athens at the beginning of the 20th century, and the other "The Charidimos Shadow Theater", with figures and materials of the famous shadow theater artist. The Centre also includes the "Melina" hall, a 220 sq.m.

Located at 37.9761, 23.7143 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Cultural organizations, Art museums and galleries in Greece, Museums in Athens

Gazi, Athens

Gazi is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. It surrounds the old Athens gasworks, which is an industrial museum and exhibition space, widely known as Gazi, next to Keramikos and close to the Acropolis. It is home to the Technopolis of Athens, that spreads in an area of about 30.000 m2, an industrial museum of modern architecture. In the past ten years it has been growing rapidly as the new, and expanding, Athens gay village.

Located at 37.9781, 23.7144 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods in Athens, Entertainment districts

Petralona

Petralona is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece located between Thiseio and Kallithea. Athenians refer to Petralona either as Ano (upper) Petralona or Kato (Lower) Petralona, where Ano Petralona is the area between the hill of Filopappou and the railway and Kato Petralona the area between the railway and Piraeus Street.

Located at 37.9663, 23.7105 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods in Athens

Rouf, Athens

Rouf is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece.

Located at 37.9736, 23.7036 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods in Athens

Philopappos Monument

The Philopappos Monument is an ancient Greek mausoleum and monument dedicated to Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes Philopappos or Philopappus, (Greek: Γάιος Ιούλιος Αντίοχος Επιφανής Φιλόπαππος, 65–116 AD), a prince from the Kingdom of Commagene. It is located on Mouseion Hill in Athens, Greece, southwest of the Acropolis.

Located at 37.9672, 23.7214 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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2nd-century architecture, Acropolis of Athens, Landmarks in Athens, Monuments and memorials in Greece, Burial monuments and structures, Roman Athens

Harokopio University

Harokopio University is a public research university in Athens, Greece. It was founded in 1990 as the successor of the Harokopios Higher School of Home Economics that was established in 1929. The development of the University was based on international standards and scientific research that was conducted by the Institute of Regional Development of the Panteion University after request of the Ministry of Education.

Located at 37.9611, 23.7083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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