Thursday, 25 April 2024

Athens Directory Search

The Academy of Athens is one of the most important neoclassical buildings in Europe, designed by the Danish architect, Theophilus Hansen. The erection of the building began in 1859 and was completed under the supervision of Ernst Ziller in 1887. ...more
Panepistimiou 28, Akadimia, Athens, Attica, Greece 10679
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The City Link is a reference point for downtown Athens. It is a stately, preserved art deco building with arcades, large windows, theaters, restaurants, and cafes. It has plenty of shops hailing a plethora of big brands. ...more
Amerikis 4, Syntagma, Athens, Attica, Greece 10564
This famous skyscraper is the OTE Megaron on Kifissias Avenue, a place that is now called “daktilidi” (def. "the ring"). The decision for the construction of the building was taken in the mid 1960's. Here is the headquarters of the largest Greek ...more
Leof. Kifissias 99, Marousi, Attica, Greece 15124
Mycenae, one of the most important archaeological sites, belongs in the UNESCOʼs list of Sites of World Heritage. According to Homer in Iliad and Odyssey, they were founded by Perseus, son of Danae and Zeus. ...more
Argos Mycenae, Argos, Peloponnese, Greece 21200
Paleochora is a abandoned place, about 500 meters from the Agios Nektarios monastery. In the medieval times, Paleochora was the capital of Aegina, which at that time lay in the inland for protection against pirates. Around 1800 the capital moved and ...more
Paleochora, Aegina Island, Attica, Greece 18900
From the excavations of 1910 the identity of the meeting place of the principal assembly of the democracy of Ancient Athens (Ecclesia) from 6th Century B.C. was confirmed to be Pnyx. Further excavations on a larger scale between 1930 and 1937 were ...more
Pnyx Hill, Thissio, Athens, Attica, Greece 11741
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Τhe Temple of Olympian Zeus has a rich history from ancient times and is known to have been inhabited since the prehistoric age. The establishment of this sacred ground is dated back to the legendary age of Deucalion. ...more
Leof. Vasilisis Olgas, Zappeio, Athens, Attica, Greece 10557
The neoclassical building of Iliou Melathron was designed and built in 1878 by Ernst Ziller, intended to be the home of german archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann, who was doing excavations in Troy (Ilium). Today it houses the Numismatic Museum of ...more
Panepistimiou 12, Syntagma, Athens, Attica, Greece 10671
The National Theater of Greece was built during 1895 and 1901 by the German architect, Ernst Ziller, who designed it imitating the National Theater of Vienna and the National Library in Athens (for the composition of the façade). ...more
Agiou Konstantinou 22, Omonoia, Athens, Attica, Greece 10437
The Areopagus or Areios Pagos is the "Rock of Ares", located north-west of the Acropolis Hill. This hill is where court took session in the ancient times for the trial of murders. Today the hill is accessible at any time without entrance fee and ...more
Areopagus Hill, Acropolis, Athens, Attica, Greece 10555
Athens Tower is the tallest building in Greece. It is 103 meters high and is of 28 floors, while next to it there is a smaller building of 65 meters long. It was built in the area of Ampelokipoi, in between 1970 and 1973. The architectural designs ...more
Leof. Mesogeion 2-4, Ampelokipoi, Athens, Attica, Greece 11527
The Monastery of Kaisariani is surrounded by a tall fence with two gates, one on the east and one on the west side. The monastery was built in the 11th Century and was dedicated to the Presentation of the Virgin Mary. ...more
Monastery of Kaisariani, Vyronas, Attica, Greece 16121