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Kynosargous
Kynosargous ( el, Κυνοσάργους ), up until 1908 known as Dourgouti"Η μετονομασία των Συνοικιών των Αθηνών". '' Σκριπ''. 7 August 1908. ( el, Δουργούτι ), is a small neighborhood of Athens, Greece. It is named after the Cynosarges which is thought to have been in the area in antiquity. It is served by Syngrou–Fix station on Line 2 of the Athens Metro The Athens Metro ( el, Μετρό Αθήνας, Metro Athinas, translit-std=iso) is a rapid-transit system in Greece which serves the Athens urban area and parts of East Attica. Line 1 opened as a conventional steam railway in 1869 and electrif .... Notes References Neighbourhoods in Athens {{Athens-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makrygianni
Makrygianni or Makriyanni ( el, Μακρυγιάννη, ) is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. Also known as Acropolis, it is located in the south side of Acropolis of Athens, Acropolis and bounded between the avenues Dionysiou Areopagitou Street, Dionysiou Areopagitou and Syngrou Avenue, Syngrou. The district is named after Ioannis Makrygiannis, Greek general of the Greek War of Independence, who used to own a house and fields in the area. Opposite the house of Ioannis Makrygiannis a military hospital was built – known as ''Weiler Building'' after the architect who designed it. This building was later used as gendarmerie headquarters and a violent battle took place there during the Dekemvriana, in 1944. In the Makrygianni neighbourhood is located the new Acropolis Museum that was inaugurated in 2009. See also * Museum of the Center for the Acropolis Studies References Neighbourhoods in Athens {{Athens-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates and is the capital of the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BC. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. It was a centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, and the home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum. It is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely because of its cultural and political influence on the European continent—particularly Ancient Rome. In modern times, Athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic, financial, industrial, maritime, political and cultural life in Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neos Kosmos, Athens
Neos Kosmos ( el, Νέος Κόσμος ; meaning "New World") is a neighborhood in Athens, Greece. History In classical antiquity, the area of Neos Kosmos may have been the location of the gymnasium Cynosarges. Geography Neos Kosmos is south of the historic centre of the city. Andrea Syngrou Avenue is one of the main roads of Neos Kosmos. Public Transportation Subway Neos Kosmos has three Athens Metro subway stations: Syngrou Fix, Neos Kosmos and Agios Ioannis. Tram Neos Kosmos is also served by the Athens Tram The Athens Tram is the modern public tram network system serving Athens, Greece. The system is owned and operated by STASY, which replaced Tram S.A. in June 2011. STASY operates a fleet of 25 Alstom Citadis and 35 Sirio vehicles, which serve .... Sports Thriamvos Athens, a multisport club founded in 1930, is based in Neos Kosmos. The club has won a panhellenic title in women's basketball and competes in various sports such as football, basketball, and vol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mets, Athens
Mets ( el, Μετς) is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. It is located between Ardettos Hill, First Cemetery of Athens and Temple of Olympian Zeus. Mets owes its name to a beer brewery, opened by Bavarian brewer Karl Fuchs (the same man who founded Greek beer company Fix). Beer was, at the time, an unheard of beverage in Greece and was brought over due to the influence of Bavarian Greek king Otto of Greece Otto (, ; 1 June 181526 July 1867) was a Bavarian prince who ruled as King of Greece from the establishment of the monarchy on 27 May 1832, under the Convention of London, until he was deposed on 23 October 1862. The second son of King Ludw .... References Neighbourhoods in Athens {{Athens-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynosarges
Cynosarges ( grc-gre, Κυνόσαργες ''Kynosarges'') was a famous temple of Heracles, public gymnasium, and surrounding grove located just outside the walls of Ancient Athens on the southern bank of the Ilissos river and near the Diomeian gate. The modern suburb of Kynosargous is named after it. Overview Its exact location is unknown but it is generally located in what is now the southern suburbs of Athens.''The Stones of Athens'', Wycherley, R.E., Princeton 1978.Pg 229 Its name was a mystery to the ancients that was explained by a story about a white or swift dog, etymologising the name as ''Kynos argos'', from genitive of ''kyon'' (dog) and ''argos'' (white, shining, or swift). The legend goes that on one occasion when Didymos, an Athenian, was performing a lavish sacrifice, a white (or swift) dog appeared and snatched the offering; Didymos was alarmed, but received an oracular message saying that he should establish a temple to Heracles in the place where the dog dropped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neos Kosmos
Neos Kosmos ( el, Νέος Κόσμος ; meaning "New World") is a neighborhood in Athens, Greece. History In classical antiquity, the area of Neos Kosmos may have been the location of the gymnasium Cynosarges. Geography Neos Kosmos is south of the historic centre of the city. Andrea Syngrou Avenue is one of the main roads of Neos Kosmos. Public Transportation Subway Neos Kosmos has three Athens Metro subway stations: Syngrou Fix, Neos Kosmos and Agios Ioannis. Tram Neos Kosmos is also served by the Athens Tram The Athens Tram is the modern public tram network system serving Athens, Greece. The system is owned and operated by STASY, which replaced Tram S.A. in June 2011. STASY operates a fleet of 25 Alstom Citadis and 35 Sirio vehicles, which serve tw .... Sports Thriamvos Athens, a multisport club founded in 1930, is based in Neos Kosmos. The club has won a panhellenic title in women's basketball and competes in various sports such as football, basketball, and vol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koukaki
Koukaki ( el, Κουκάκι or , ) is a southeast neighbourhood of the Municipality of Athens, Greece. Location The general area of Koukaki borders from the north with Makrygianni neighbourhood and the historical district of Plaka (the historical neighbourhood of Athens), the Municipality of Kallithea and Petralona neighbourhood from the south, Neos Kosmos neighbourhood from the east, and Filopappou and Thisio neighbourhoods from the west. The two largest streets that cross Koukaki are Veikou Street (north-to-south) and Dimitrakopoulou Street (south-to-north). On the borderline between Koukaki and Neos Kosmos stands Andrea Syngrou Avenue, an important avenue in Athens that connects its center with Poseidonos Avenue to the south. Amenities It has a large weekly vegetable market every Friday. Transportation Koukaki is served by two Athens Metro stations, '' Akropoli'' (near the Acropolis) and '' Syngrou Fix'' (on Andrea Syngrou Avenue). The nearest overground station is Petral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the northeast. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the Geography of Greece, mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin, featuring List of islands of Greece, thousands of islands. The country consists of nine Geographic regions of Greece, traditional geographic regions, and has a population of approximately 10.4 million. Athens is the nation's capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras. Greece is considered the cradle of Western culture, Western civilization, being the birthplace of Athenian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gouva
Gouva ( el, Γούβα ), also known as Agios Artemios ( el, Άγιος Αρτέμιος ) is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. It is located to the southeast of central Athens between the First Cemetery of Athens and Dafni. The district built at the beginning of the 20th century, initially by destitute Athenians. Later in this district were settled refugees from Asia Minor Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The re ... and laborers from Greek countryside. References Neighbourhoods in Athens {{Attica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Cemetery Of Athens
The First Cemetery of Athens ( el, Πρώτο Νεκροταφείο Αθηνών, ''Próto Nekrotafeío Athinón'') is the official cemetery of the City of Athens and the first to be built. It opened in 1837 and soon became a prestigious cemetery for Greeks and foreigners. The cemetery is located behind the Temple of Olympian Zeus and the Panathinaiko Stadium in central Athens. It can be found at the top end of Anapafseos Street (Eternal Rest Street). It is a large green space with pines and cypresses. In the cemetery there are three churches. The main one is the Church of Saint Theodores and there is also a smaller one dedicated to Saint Lazarus. The third church of Saint Charles is a Catholic church. The cemetery includes several impressive tombs such as those of Heinrich Schliemann, designed by Ernst Ziller; Ioannis Pesmazoglou; Georgios Averoff; and one tomb with a famous sculpture of a dead young girl called ''I Koimomeni'' ("The Sleeping Girl") and sculpted by Yannoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line 2 (Athens Metro)
Line 2 of the Athens Metro runs entirely underground from in the northwest to in the south, via . It first opened, between and , on 28 January 2000, with Line 3. On 6 April 2013, Line 2 was extended to Anthoupoli in the north west, and on 26 July 2013 to Elliniko to the south. Future extensions According to the Athens Metro Development Plan of September 2022, Attiko Metro (who develops and builds Metro extensions) is exploring extensions to both ends of Line 2. Both extensions first appeared in the Souflias plan in April 2009, which envisaged the extension of Line 2 to in the north, and Glyfada in the south. Northern extension The first phase of the northern extension may consist of a line from to Agios Nikolaos, with intermediate stations at Palatiani and Ilion (for Line 4): a potential second phase may consist of a line from Agios Nikolaos to Acharnes, with intermediate stations at Kamatero and (for Athens Suburban Railway trains). Southern extension The so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athens Metro
The Athens Metro ( el, Μετρό Αθήνας, Metro Athinas, translit-std=iso) is a rapid-transit system in Greece which serves the Athens urban area and parts of East Attica. Line 1 opened as a conventional steam railway in 1869 and electrified in 1904. In 1991, Attiko Metro S.A. constructed and extended Lines 2 and 3. It has significantly changed Athens by providing a much-needed solution to the city's traffic and air pollution problem, as well as revitalising many of the areas it serves. Extensions of existing lines are under development, as well as a new Line 4, whose central section began construction in October 2021. The Athens Metro is actively connected with the other means of public transport, such as buses, trolleys, the Athens Tram and the Athens Suburban Railway. The Athens Metro is hailed for its modernity (mainly the newer lines 2, 3) and many of its stations feature works of art, exhibitions and displays of the archaeological remains found during its construc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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