Akropoli ( el, Ακρόπολη) is a station on

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Line 2. The station opened on 15 November 2000, as part of the extension from to , The source reported that the opening ceremony took place at 12:00 on 15 November 2000, with the public being able to use the extension from 18:00 the same day. and is the nearest station to the

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and the eastern entrance to the

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. The station has a ticket office and three automatic ticket machines. The station is decorated by huge posters of

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and reproductions of the

Elgin Marbles The Elgin Marbles (), also known as the Parthenon Marbles ( el, Γλυπτά του Παρθενώνα, lit. "sculptures of the Parthenon"), are a collection of Classical Greek marble sculptures made under the supervision of the architect and s ...

Parthenon The Parthenon (; grc, Παρθενών, , ; ell, Παρθενώνας, , ) is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena during the fifth century BC. Its decorative sculptures are considere ...

History

The station appeared in the original Athens Metro plan which was funded in 1991 and when construction began it was to be named ''Olympieion''. During construction the name was changed to its current name. The station opened on 15 November 2000 along with the Syntagma- Dafni extension, 10 months after the first section of the system opened.

Entrances

There are two entrances / exits to the station. One in Makrygianni street and one in Athanasiou Diakou street. Nor of the two entrances is ADA accessible. There is a third ADA accessible elevator-only entrance located further south on Makrygianni street.

Gallery

File:Akropoli metro station entrance sign.jpg, Sign on Makrygianni street File:Akropoli metro station entrance Makrygianni.jpg, Entrance at Makrygianni street File:Akropoli metro station entrance Diakou.jpg, Entrance at Athanasiou Diakou street File:Akropoli metro station concourse.jpg, The station's concourse level File:Akropoli metro station platform sign.jpg, Station's sign on the platforms

References

Athens Metro stations located underground Railway stations opened in 2000 2000 establishments in Greece {{Athens-struct-stub