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Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex

The Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Sports Complex is a complex in the coastal zone of Athens, Greece. It consists of two indoor arenas and a beach volleyball stadium, and it hosted Handball, Taekwondo, and volleyball events at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The complex is located in Faliro, not far from the port of Piraeus. The complex consists of the following venues:

Located at 37.9333, 23.6833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Indoor arenas in Greece, Handball venues, 2004 Summer Olympic venues

Faliro Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre

The Faliro Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre is a stadium in the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex that hosted the beach volleyball competition for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The stadium holds a total of 9,600 individuals, though the public seating capacity is limited to 7,300 during the Olympics. The stadium was officially opened on August 2, 2004, a few weeks before the Olympics, though test events were held at the site a year earlier.

Located at 37.9406, 23.6827 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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2004 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic volleyball venues, Sports venues in Greece

Neo Phaliron Velodrome

The Neo Phaliron Velodrome (New Phaleron) was a velodrome and sports arena in Athens, Greece, used for the cycling events at the 1896 Summer Olympics, which was later to be the Karaiskakis Stadium.

Located at 37.9462, 23.6645 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Sports venues completed in 1896, 1896 Summer Olympic venues, Defunct sports venues, Former buildings and structures of Greece, Velodromes in Greece, Cycle racing in Greece, Olympic cycling venues

Greek cruiser Georgios Averof

Georgios Averof (Greek: Θ/Κ Γεώργιος Αβέρωφ) is a Greek warship which served as the flagship of the Royal Hellenic Navy during most of the first half of the 20th Century. Although popularly known as a battleship (θωρηκτό), it is in fact an armored cruiser, (θωρακισμένο καταδρομικό), the only one of its type worldwide still in existence.

Located at 37.9339, 23.6836 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Pisa-class cruisers of the Hellenic Navy, Ships built in Italy, 1910 ships, Balkan Wars, Military units and formations of the Balkan Wars, World War I cruisers of Greece, World War II cruisers of Greece, Museum ships in Greece

USS Charrette (DD-581)

USS Charrette (DD-581) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant George Charrette (1867–1938), who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Spanish-American War. Charrette was launched 3 June 1942 by the Boston Navy Yard, sponsored by Mrs. G. Charrette; and commissioned 18 May 1943, Commander E. S. Karpe in command.

Located at 37.9342, 23.6847 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Fletcher-class destroyers of the United States Navy, Ships built in Massachusetts, 1942 ships, World War II destroyers of the United States, Fletcher-class destroyers of the Hellenic Navy, Museum ships in Greece

Olympias (trireme)

Olympias is a reconstruction of an ancient Athenian trireme and an important example of experimental archaeology. She was constructed from 1985 to 1987 by a shipbuilder in Piraeus. The ship was built to drawings by the naval architect John F. Coates which he developed through long discussions with the historian J. S. Morrison following the longest correspondence on any subject in The Times of London in the early 1980s.

Located at 37.9342, 23.6853 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Ships of the Hellenic Navy, Ships built in Greece, 1987 ships, Replica ships, Museum ships 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

Karaiskakis Stadium disaster

The Karaiskakis Stadium disaster was an incident that occurred on 8 February 1981, in the Karaiskakis Stadium in Neo Faliro, Athens, Greece, after the conclusion of a football match between Olympiacos and AEK Athens. It is the biggest football tragedy in Greece's history, and among the worst in sports history.

Located at 37.9464, 23.6643 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Human stampedes, Stadium disasters, Disasters in Greece, 1981 disasters, 1981 in Greece

Moschato metro station

Moschato station is on the Athens Metro Line 1, located in Moschato, southwest Athens, Greece. It is marked at the 3.982 km from the starting point in Piraeus. The station was opened in 1882 and was renovated in 2003, it features two platforms.

Located at 37.9552, 23.6803 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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ISAP stations

BL 9.2 inch gun Mk IX–X

The BL 9.2 inch guns Mk IX and Mk X were British 46.7 calibres naval and coast defence guns in service from 1899 to the 1950s. They had possibly the longest, most varied and successful service history of any British heavy ordnance.

Located at 37.9338, 23.6838 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Naval guns of the United Kingdom, World War I naval weapons of the United Kingdom, Coastal artillery, 234 mm artillery

Peace and Friendship Stadium

The Stadio Eirinis kai Filias (Greek: Στάδιο Ειρήνης και Φιλίας, Peace and Friendship Stadium), known as S.E.F. , is a multi-use indoor sports arena that is located in Faliro, Piraeus, Athens, Greece. It is the central venue of the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex and is mostly known for being the long-time home court of the famous Euroleague basketball powerhouse Olympiacos Piraeus, since 1992.

Located at 37.9425, 23.6673 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Basketball venues in Greece, Indoor arenas in Greece, Olympiacos B.C., Volleyball venues, Olympic volleyball venues, 2004 Summer Olympic venues, Buildings and structures in Piraeus, Sports venues completed in 1985, Indoor athletics (track and field) venues

Karaiskakis Stadium

Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium is a football stadium in the Neo Faliro area of Piraeus, in Athens, Greece. It is the home ground of the most popular Greek club Olympiacos F.C. and is named after Georgios Karaiskakis (Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης), hero of the Greek War of Independence, who was mortally wounded near the area.

Located at 37.9462, 23.6645 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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2004 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic football venues, Olympiacos F.C., Football venues in Greece, Buildings and structures in Piraeus