Sightseeing on Monastiraki Square
Sightseeing on Monastiraki Square
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Discover the best things to see and do on Monastiraki Square in Athens!
Pantanassa Church (or Koimiseos tis Theotokou - The Assumption of the Virgin) is located directly on Monastiraki Square. The basilica that belongs to the monastery, whose name it carries.... more
Built as a part of a project to re-design Athens by the philhellene Roman Emperor Hadrian in 132 A.D., the Library of Hadrian housed the State archives and philosophical Academies and acted as a spiritual, educational and cultural center. It is located on the north side of the Acropolis, immediately north of the Roman Agora.... more
The Museum of Greek Folkart (MGFA) was founded in 1918 as "Museum of Greek Handicrafts" by the poet, Georgios Drosinis In 1923, it was renamed the "National Museum of Decorative Arts". It was given its current name in 1959 and its exhibits project the Hellenic traditional culture.... more
During the excavations for the Athens Metro, a substantial part of the Eridanos river was rediscovered and brought to the surface. The stream of the river though, as it flows from Monastiraki Square, has been excavated. ... more
The Tzistarakis Mosque (1759), located on the Monastiraki Square, takes its name from the Ottoman ruler Mustafa Tzistarakis. It was known as the Mosque of the Lower Fountain, a well that was nearby, which provided water to the Eridanos.... more
